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What is a wavelike motion that pushes food downward?
Peristalsis is the wavelike motion of muscles that pushes food downward through the digestive tract. It helps propel food and liquids from the esophagus to the stomach and through the intestines for digestion and absorption.
What is the pathway food travels through in the digestive system in order?
first the food passes through your esophagus then to your small intestines and then your large intestines
How does food move through the intestines?
Food moves through the intestines due to a process called peristalsis, which involves rhythmic contractions of the muscles in the intestinal walls. This helps push the food along the digestive tract, where it is broken down further and nutrients are absorbed. Any waste products not absorbed are eventually passed out of the body as feces.
What does the intestines do for an earthworm?
it helps the earth worm digest food.
What body system helps food get to stomach?
Intestines you BOZZO!
What do the intestines do in the digestive system?
The intestines absorb all of the molecules that are from the broken down/part digested food. The intestines have a massive blood flow through them, so all of these molecules are diffused through the villi (the inside wall of the intestines) and into the bloodstream. In short, the intestines are what actually gets the nutrients into our blood.
What is large or small and helps food digest in a frog?
intestine
How does the digestive and the muscular systems work together?
they work together by in the muscular system the smooth muscle helps move food through the intestines. Also muscles surrounding your stomach churn up food which helps you digest.
What are two organs where peristalsis occurs?
Peristalsis primarily occurs in the esophagus and the intestines. In the esophagus, it facilitates the movement of food from the throat to the stomach. In the intestines, peristalsis helps propel digested food through the digestive tract, aiding in nutrient absorption and waste elimination.
How does a cuttlefish digests its food?
it digests its food by making it go through its intestines
What are the examples of unrefined carbohydrates?
examples of unrefines carbohydrates are fruits they are high in fibre which helps the digestive system move oour food through the intestines.
Does food pass through the appendix?
Food only passes through your stomach and intestines not the appendix.
