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What process involves muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus molecules?
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Different types of muscle contractions
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What process allows you to swallow your food while standing on your head?
You can do this through the muscular contractions that are happening in your esophagus.
What mechanical process move the bolus through the esophagus?
Peristalsis is the process of wave-like muscular contractions that moves food down the esophagus into the stomach.Once it is in your throat,peristaltic actionmoves it up to your stomach
What process involves the contractions of smooth muscle that propel urine through the ureter?
peristalsis
What Does peristalsis have to do with the esophagus?
Smooth muscles in the wall of an esophagus move food downward with a squeezing action. These waves of muscle contractions move food through the entire digestive tract. This process is called peristalsis.
Where does peristalsis start?
The process of peristalsis begins in the esophagus when food is given. Peristalsis is a series of wave like contractions that moves food through the digestive tract.
The process of digestion involves?
The Enzymes in the mouth breaking up the molecules The Enzymes in the mouth breaking up the molecules
Which process involves transfer of energy from carbohydrates to ATP molecules?
Yes.
Which process involves the transfer of energy from carbohydrates to ATP molecules?
Diggestion
What type of muscle undergoes peristalsis?
Peristalsis involves circular smooth muscles and longitudinal smooth muscles in the effort to produce waves of contractions in a tube. This process is used in digestion to move the food (bolus) through the esophagus and the chyme (partially digested food) through the intestines.
The entire process of digestion involves?
The Enzymes in the mouth breaking up the molecules The Enzymes in the mouth breaking up the molecules
Which homeostatic process is characterized by the diffusion of water molecules?
The homeostatic process is characterized by the diffusion of water molecules is called osmosis. The special case of diffusion that involves the movement of water molecules across a membrane.Ê
What is the main functions of the esophagus?
The esophagus takes the food from the mouth to the stomach. Food moves through the esophagus by peristalsis, which is muscle contractions the pushes the food downward. At the end of the esophagus is the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which prevents food from re-entering the esophagus after it's reached the stomach.
