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Muscular waves or contractions that move food are called?
Peristalsis is the term used to describe the muscular waves or contractions that move food through the digestive tract. These contractions help propel the food from the esophagus to the stomach and then through the intestines for digestion and absorption of nutrients.
What do food tubes do?
send muscular waves of food called peristalsis toward the stomach
What is involved in the esophageal phase?
The esophageal phase is guided primarily by a series of involuntary waves of muscular action, called peristalsis, that move the bolus down the esophagus towards the stomach.
What is the different between radiation and electromagnetic radiation?
Radiation: Comes from the churn of the atom, the churn is fissured. Electromagnetic: When electrons are jumping between the schells of the atom, vreating waves. (Pardon my bad science English language)
Can muscular sclerosis cause waves of weakness in the muscles?
YES
Where in the stomach do the strongest peristaltic waves occur?
The strongest peristaltic waves in the stomach occur in the antrum, which is the lower part of the stomach near the pyloric sphincter. These waves help to break down food and mix it with gastric juices for digestion and propulsion into the small intestine.
What is the waves of muscular movement that pushes food through the digestive system?
Peristalsis is the term for the waves of muscular movement that push food through the digestive system. Peristalsis is accomplished through the activity of smooth muscle.
What moves food from the mouth by muscular waves?
peristalsis.... the reason why food travels through the esophagus into the stomach is that it is moved along by contractions of smooth muscle surrounding the esophagus. This is known as peristalsis
What organ contracts when empty producing peristaltic waves you call growling?
Stomach Also the intestinal tract.
Why does your stomach growls when your hungry?
Because your stomach constantly churns as it adds digestive juices to food. When empty, the air transmits sound waves more easily than when the stomach is full of food.
What is the wave of the muscular movement that pushes food through the digestive system?
Peristalsis is the term for the waves of muscular movement that push food through the digestive system. Peristalsis is accomplished through the activity of smooth muscle.
Why their is no peristalsis in vomiting?
Vomiting is a reflex that involves the expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth, and it is not characterized by peristalsis, which is the coordinated, wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. Instead, during vomiting, the diaphragm and abdominal muscles contract forcefully, creating increased pressure in the stomach and forcing its contents upward. This process is more about a rapid expulsion rather than the rhythmic, controlled movement seen in peristalsis. Additionally, the normal peristaltic waves may be disrupted during vomiting due to the body's response to irritants or other triggers.
