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Intestinal tract
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What are the waves of contraction called that move the food to the stomach?
Peristalsis. The process of peristalsis begins in the esophagus when a bolus of food is swallowed. The strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle in the esophagus carry the food to the stomach, where it is churned into a liquid mixture called chyme.
Which process propels the food through the digestive tract?
the process is peristalsis
What propels foods through the digestive tract?
peristalsis plays a large role in moving food through the digestive tract
Where does translation takes place?
translation takes place on ribosomes. the cytoplasm
Which organs use peristalsis?
Our Oesophagus' use Peristalsis to squeeze food down into our stomach. That's all I can think of! !
Peristalsis is pendulum-like in this organ?
The pendulum-like peristalsis takes place in the stomach.
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.
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.
Where on the body would you find peristalsis?
Peristalis takes place in the gastrointestinal tract.
Where does peristalsis take place?
It occurs in the stomach, the esophagus and the intestines.
In which place does peristalsis not occur?
. Peristalsis does not occur in the...
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.
Where are all the places mechanical digestion takes place?
Mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth (chewing) and the stomach swishing stuff around (peristalsis) and more churning the small intestine (segmentation)
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
What place does peristalsis occur?
The mouth
What peristalsis is and where it occurs?
Peristalsis is the contractions and the relaxations made by the muscles of the body especially by the muscles of the alimentary canal. Peristalsis is important for the movement of food through the oesophagus (so that the food can reach the stomach) and the large intestine (for prevention of constipation). Peristaltic movement also takes place in the reproductive organs of the body.
Where are all the places mechanical digestion takes?
Mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth (chewing) and the stomach swishing stuff around (peristalsis) and more churning the small intestine (segmentation)
