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What is the function of the muscle in the stomach?
It contractS and relaxes to churn the food and mix it with the bile and other digestive enzymes.
How does the muscularis externa of the stomach relate to the function?
The third layer, the obliquely oriented layer, of smooth muscle in its muscularis externa allows the stomach to churn, mix, and pummel the food, physically reducing it into smaller pieces.
How do 3 layers of smooth muscle relate to the function of the stomach?
It allows the stomach to move food along the tract, but also to churn, mix, and pummel food, physically breaking down food into smaller fragments
What is the Churn food in the stomach called?
Chyme
What muscle churns the food you eat?
The stomach and it's acids churn the food when you eat.
How is the muscularis externa of the stomach unique?
The muscle tissue is modified to form layers that are perpendicular to each other. This allows the stomach to churn (peristalsis) in different directions so as to hasten the physical and chemical breakdown of foods.
WHEN YOU EAT I MIX YOUR FOOD WITH CHEMICALS MADE BY YOUR BODY THEN I CHURN UP YOUR FOOD INTO SMALLER PARTS. WHAT AM I?
The stomach.
When you eat I mix your food with chemicals made by your body then I churn up your food into smaller parts what am I?
The stomach.
Does the intestine have muscle tissue?
Yes, so it can digest and churn food around.
What are two functions of the peristaltic wave?
The peristaltic wave moves food along the digestive tract by contracting and relaxing the smooth muscles in the walls of the organs. It also helps to mix and churn the food with digestive enzymes and fluids for optimal digestion.
What muscle pushes food through the esophagus?
The oesophagus contracts to push/move food along through it. This motion of contraction to move food along is calledperistalsis. The tongue just helps with moving the bolus (roundish ball of chewed food mixed with saliva) from the mouth cavity and into the oesophagus.
What digestive organ contains a thrid oblique layer of smooth muscle fibers?
The stomach contains a third oblique layer of smooth muscle fibers, in addition to the inner circular and outer longitudinal layers. This unique arrangement allows the stomach to effectively churn and mix food with gastric juices, facilitating digestion. The oblique layer enhances the stomach's ability to perform complex movements necessary for breaking down food.
