It contractS and relaxes to churn the food and mix it with the bile and other digestive enzymes.
Digestive organs
Digestive organs
Smooth muscles produce a slow movement of the stomach mixing the contents. This muscle is not voluntary as you do not have to think about it as you do with your legs and arm muscles.
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Digestive organs
Digestive organs
smooth muscle tissue. it is an involuntary muscle and the stomach can be controled by you.
The peristaltic movements are muscle contractions and its function on the esophagus is to push food down into the stomach and prevent it from going back into the esophagus.
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The function of the stomach wall is to protect your stomach from eating itself. It has a coating of mucus on the inside that renews itself every three days and stops the hydrochloric acid in your stomach from dissolving itself.
The esophagus-stomach valve, also known as the lower esophageal sphincter, is a muscle that controls the flow of food and liquids from the esophagus into the stomach. Its main function is to prevent stomach contents from flowing back up into the esophagus, helping to prevent acid reflux and heartburn.
The stomach is composed of smooth muscle (as opposed to skeletal or cardiac muscle).