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Food is pushed along the alimentary canal by peristalsis, alternating waves of contraction and relaxation in the smooth muscles lining the canal.
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What is the wave of muscular movement that pushes food through the digestion system?
Peristalsis .
Why is fiber good for the digestive system?
Fiber stimulates the muscular response (peristalsis) which pushes food in its assorted stages of digestion through the alimentary canal.
What does oesophagus do during digestion?
It takes food from the throat and pushes it down through the neck, and into the stomach. It moves food by waves of muscle contraction called peristalsis.
Which organ is in the Digestive and excretory?
Once again, I would have to go with the liver. It uses the bile to aid in digestion. The bowel also absorbs nutrients and water then pushes the rest through to waste.
How drinking a lot of water or other liquids aids excretion?
It aids in digestion, and makes fecal matter softer.Water is MOST important.Milkshakes don't count. In the digestive system, water pushes feces.
How do the digestive muscular and skeletal system work together to breakdown food?
The smooth muscles of the muscular system can be found in the esophagus. The esophagus pushes food down into the stomach where further digestion begins.
Why are you often told to eat product that are high in fiber?
Fibre helps prevent consitpation Fibre has no fat unless it is not used up to provide energy Fibre aids the digestion of food by passing through the body unaffected Fibre pushes food down the foodpipe/oesophagus (peristalsis) and aids digestion this way
What is the tongue used for in the digestive system?
The tongue pushes down food (already moistened by saliva) into the Oesophagus.
Why are you often told to eat products that are high in fiber?
Fibre helps prevent consitpation Fibre has no fat unless it is not used up to provide energy Fibre aids the digestion of food by passing through the body unaffected Fibre pushes food down the foodpipe/oesophagus (peristalsis) and aids digestion this way
The process by which food is broken down into simpler substances is?
Digestion Science haters that cheat on test and if you say no you're gonna pay
What is the process by which food is broken down into usable forms?
its called digestion
What type of digestion is produced by breaking down and chewing food?
Chemical digestion
