What is perstalsis?

Answer 1

Food is pushed down the oesophagus by a series of contractions. The part of the oesophagus just above the ball of food contracts and pushes it down. then it relaxes and the next part of the oesophagus contracts. this wavelike movement, controlled by muscles, is called peristalsis. It occurs all the way down the alimentary canal.

Answer 2

Peristalsis is the involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation that moves food through the digestive system. This process helps propel food from the esophagus to the stomach and then through the intestines for digestion and absorption of nutrients.

Answer 3

Peristalsis is a distinctive pattern of smooth muscle contractions that propels foodstuffs distally through the esophagus and intestines.

Answer 4

Peristalsis is the movement of your muscles pushing down the bolus into the stomach or into the large intestine.

Answer 5

Peristalsis is a series of organized muscle contractions that occur throughout the digestive tract.

Answer 6

muscle contractions: the waves of involuntary muscle contractions that transport food, waste matter, or other contents through a tube-shaped organ such as the intestine.