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Food moves in what direction?
Peristalsis moves food in one direction.
What is the name of Wave like process that moves food down the esophagus?
Peristalsis is the term for the wavelike motions of the esophagus.
Where does peristalsis start?
The process of peristalsis begins in the esophagus when food is given. Peristalsis is a series of wave like contractions that moves food through the digestive tract.
How do you use the word peristalsis in a sentence?
Peristalsis is the process that moves food through your digestive system.
Where does peristalsis move food to?
Peristalsis starts in the back of the tongue and moves food down the esophagus to the stomach. The food is later squeezed into the small intestines where peristalsis moves the food 'bolus' (BOW-luss) down the small intestines to the large intestine, or colon. Peristalsis in the colon moves the bolus into the rectum, which makes you feel like you have to go to the bathroom. Peristalsis in the colon and rectum force the bolus down and out and into the toilet.
Use peristalsis in a sentence?
Peristalsis is an automatic and important process that moves food through the digestive system.
What is the wavelike movement that moves food through the insestines?
Peristalsis
What is the action that moves food through the digestive system?
Peristalsis
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
What is the muscular contraction called that moves food through the stomach?
peristalsis
The propulsive process that moves food from one organ to the next is?
peristalsis
