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It occurs in the stomach, the esophagus and the intestines.
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∙ 8y agoPeristalsis takes place in the stomach and in the esophagus.
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∙ 9y agoPeristalsis occurs in the esophagus and intestines during digestion.
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∙ 9y agoPeristalsis starts in your mouth and works it's way down to your stomach, where it then stops.
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∙ 14y agowhen you chew food it goes inyour stomach
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∙ 11y agoSmall intestine
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∙ 13y agoit occurs in the stomach
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How does peristalsis promote
digestion?
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Does peristalsis take place in skeletal muscle?
Peristalsis takes place in the oesophagus... It's a series of muscular contractions that pushes food down to the stomach.
In which place does peristalsis not occur?
. Peristalsis does not occur in the...
Which process in humans would most directly affected if peristalsis were to stop?
If peristalsis were to stop, the movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract would be most directly affected. Peristalsis are muscle contractions that take place in the digestive tract.
Which process in humans would be most directly affected if peristalsis were to stop?
If peristalsis were to stop, the movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract would be most directly affected. Peristalsis are muscle contractions that take place in the digestive tract.
Peristalsis is pendulum-like in this organ?
The pendulum-like peristalsis takes place in the stomach.
What place does peristalsis occur?
The mouth
Peristalsis takes place in the?
Intestinal tract
Does digestion start before peristalsis takes place?
Yes, digestion starts in the mouth, before peristalsis takes place. The mouth breaks up food, and starts the chemical digestion of starches.
Muscular wave-like movement of digestive tract walls?
Peristalsis who ever asked this is an idiot just look it up on the internet or in a book
Where on the body would you find peristalsis?
Peristalis takes place in the gastrointestinal tract.
What is the tube through which food moves via peristalsis but no digestion takes place?
The esophagus moves food via peristalsis, but no digestion occurs in the esophagus. It connects the mouth and stomach.
Food moves through the digestive tract by wavelike contractions called?
Peristalsis is a series of involuntary smooth muscle contractions along the walls of the digestive tract that move food through the digestive tractperistalsis
