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Yes, involantary muscles move food through the intestinal tract.

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What is the involuntary muscle contraction that moves through the digestive system?

Peristalsis


The type of involuntary muscle that moves food through the digestive tract is called?

smooth muscle


Muscle tissue is involuntary and is heavily infused with mitochondria?

Muscle tissue can be both voluntary and involuntary, with involuntary muscle tissue found in organs like the heart and digestive system. The high presence of mitochondria in muscle tissue is necessary to provide the energy required for muscle contraction and movement.


Involuntary muscle contractions that move the food through the digestive system?

peristalsis


The rhythmic contraction responsible for propelling food through the digestive tract are called?

The rhythmic contractions responsible for propelling food through the digestive tract are called peristalsis. This involuntary process involves the coordinated contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle in the walls of the digestive organs, which helps move food along from the esophagus to the stomach and through the intestines. Peristalsis is essential for the proper functioning of the digestive system.


Do skeletal muscles have involuntary muscle?

The skeletal muscles do have the involuntary muscle because they help it in the contraction process.


What pushes food through the digestive food?

The peristalsis which is a wavelike muscle contraction


What is The contraction of muscles for no obvious purpose called?

An involuntary muscle contraction is called a spasm.


What is a muscle twitch?

A muscle twitch is an involuntary contraction of a muscle group without conscious effort.


What is the sudden involuntary contraction of a diaphragm muscle?

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Which type of muscle is responsible for peristalsis along to digestive tract?

Smooth muscle is responsible for peristalsis along the digestive tract. It is involuntary and helps to move food through the digestive system by contracting and relaxing in a coordinated manner.


What does the medical terminology combining form -spasm mean?

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