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Which type of muscle moves contents through hollow organs such as the intestines?
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∙ 7y ago
Something called smooth muscle moves the walls of all hollow organs except the heart. The muscle is called smooth because the microscopic subunits called sacromeres are not in any special arrangement. Skeletal muscle is called striated muscle because these units are in a uniform arrangement that appear as striations when seen under the microscope.
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What is an Example of smooth muscle?
Walls of hollow visceral organs such as your intestines.
Where can you find the involuntary muscle?
Involuntary muscle is muscle that contracts on its own. You do not have to think about contracting it. You find this type of muscle in hollow organs such as the digestive tract. You also find a type of involuntary muscle in the heart.
What is the kind of muscle only found in intestines blood vessels and bladder and other internal organs?
Smooth muscle is found in all hollow tubes or organs except the heart.
Function of a smooth muscle?
involuntary movement as in food through the intestines.
In What organs do you find smooth muscle?
Smooth muscle is found in hollow visceral organs, like the stomach, intestines, uterus, bladder, and blood vessels/arteries. (Smooth muscle doesn't apply to the heart though, that's cardiac muscle)
The muscle contractions that propel food through your intestines are controlled by what nervous system?
Autonomic
Do intestines have muscular tissues?
Yes, the intestines are lined with smooth muscle tissue to move the food through with contractile waves called peristalsis.
What is the muscle action that pushes food down the esophagus and through the intestines called?
It is called deglutition.
Does gravity force food through the digestive system and why?
No, the food is moved by the muscle action of the intestines, beginning with the esophagus. The reason that the muscle-action is needed is because the coils of the intestines go in all directions, including upwards.
What is a feature of peristalsis?
This is the movement of the intestines caused by the smooth muscle and it causes chyme (partially digested food) to move along the length of the intestine.
What type of muscle controls digestion?
Your intestines contain a medial layer of smooth muscle. When the smooth muscle in your intestines is innervated this causes contractions of those smooth muscles. This action then propels food through the intestines. This is called peristalsis. So, as far as I know there are no other muscle groups that aide in digestions. There are however, a plethora of chemicals and enzymes that assist in the digestive process.
What is the name for the muscular contractions which push food the system?
The large, hollow organs of the digestive tract contain a layer of muscle that enables their walls to move. The movement of organ walls can propel food and liquid through the system and also can mix the contents within each organ. Food moves from one organ to the next through muscle action called peristalsis. Peristalsis looks like an ocean wave traveling through the muscle. The muscle of the organ contracts to create a narrowing and then propels the narrowed portion slowly down the length of the organ. These waves of narrowing push the food and fluid in front of them through each hollow organ.
