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Does the central nervous system propel food through the intestines?
No, the autonomic nervous system does.
What is perstalisis?
Peristalsis is the coordinated muscular contractions that move food through the digestive system. These contractions help push food from the esophagus to the stomach and then through the intestines for digestion and absorption of nutrients.
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 three areas of the body does peristalsis occur?
Esophagus, small intestines, large intestines
What is perstalsis?
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.
The autonomic nervous system and the pituitary gland are controlled by the?
The autonomic nervous system is controlled by the brainstem, hypothalamus, and spinal cord. The pituitary gland is controlled by the hypothalamus through the release of specific hormones that regulate pituitary function.
How is urine pushed from the body?
Urine is released from the urinary bladder, through the urethra to be expelled from the body. The process is under voluntary control, and involves coordination between the central, autonomic, and somatic nervous systems.
What are paristalsis?
Peristalsis is a wave-like series of muscle contractions in the body, like in the esophagus and intestines, designed to aid the movement of solids through the digestive system.
What is it that moves food along through the digestive tract even when we are lying down or floating in the weightlessness of space?
Peristalsis, a series of muscle contractions in the intestines and stomach that help to push the food through your digestive tract.
In vertebrates food is moved along the length of the digestive system by?
Peristalsis, which is a series of coordinated muscle contractions and relaxations that push food along the digestive tract. These contractions help move food from the mouth to the stomach and through the intestines for digestion and absorption of nutrients.
Why is it important that food moves slowly through the small intestine?
It takes several hours for the small muscle contractions to move the meal through the 32 feet of intestines.
How do your fingers move?
Fingers move through a series of contractions and relaxations of muscles that are controlled by the brain sending signals through the nervous system. Tendons connect muscles to bones, allowing the fingers to bend and flex. Coordination of multiple muscles and joints enables the fingers to make complex movements such as typing or playing a musical instrument.
