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In vertebrates food is moved along the length of the digestive system by?
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What part do muscle in digestion?
Peristalsis - the moving of food along through the digestive system.
Which type of muscle is responsible for peristalsis along to digestive tract?
smooth muscle
Name and describe the parts of your digestive system?
The first part of the dligestive system is the mouth when you eat then the food goes to the esophugus. the esophugus is the tube that connects your mouth where the food starts going down. Then comes the stomach the stomach digstes the food and breaks it down using the gastric juices. then comes the small intestine. the small intestine is the longest part of the digestive system. then it travels along the large intestine or the rectum and then the food goes to waste. Other parsts of the digestive system are the pancreas, liver, and gallbladder. the pancreas seperates the sugar, the liver seperates all the bacteria and the bad stuff but when it gets overflowed, that's when you have diahhrea. the gallbladder breaks down fats.
Muscular wave -like movement to transport food through the digestive system?
Do humans cells contain centrioles and lysosomes?
yes, humans and animals have lysosomes, along with plant cells. But in the case of lysosomes in plants, the vacuoles take the lysosomes place. The lysosomes are the digestive system in a cell and they energize the cell by digesting proteins. :)
What are the branches that occur along the length of an axon?
Collaterals are branches that sometimes occur along the length of an axon. Parasympathetic branch is the branch of the autonomic nervous system causes increased secretion by digestive glands.
Branches that sometimes occur along the length of an axon are called what?
Collaterals are branches that sometimes occur along the length of an axon. Parasympathetic branch is the branch of the autonomic nervous system causes increased secretion by digestive glands.
What is the contraction of the digestive system?
Peristalsis is the name of the digestive tract muscles pushing the food along... Is this what you were referring to?
What is given to the name of the squeezing and of food along the digestive system?
Peristalsis
What is the process that causes food to move along the digestive system?
"peristalsis"
Is a rectum part of the urinary system?
The rectum is part of the excretory system. It is the end (along with the anus) of the digestive system.
What part do muscle in digestion?
Peristalsis - the moving of food along through the digestive system.
Where are the organs in the digestive system located?
I am not 100 % sure of this but I believe the digestive system goes from your mouth all the way to your colon so everything in between is a part of the digestive system.
What is fiber good for?
The digestive system (the bowels). It helps to move food along.
Does running help your digestive system?
Actually, any kind of exercise can help your digestive tract. Exercise helps move bowel contents along stimulating the bowels.
How does the circulatory and digestive system depend on each other?
when the food gets digested it goes to small intestine then inside the small intestine there is the villi these absorb the nutrients(carbohydrates,proteins,fats) and then sent to the blood stream (circulatory system) and in the large intestine the water is absorb and sent to the blood stream
Can we get along with out large intes tine?
No, you cannot live without your large intestine. It is a very important part of you digestive system.
