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The smooth muscles in the walls of the digestive system contract to keep food moving through the alimentary canal. In the small intestine, there are circular and longitudinal muscles which together produce the pinching and squeezing movement we call peristalsis.
The heart itself is made of muscle, a special kind called cardiac muscle, and its contractions are what pushes the blood around.
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How are cardiac muscle and smooth muscle similar?
Both are controlled involuntarily - you don't have to consciously think to keep your heart beating or to have your intestine move food toward your colon.
What is a muscle that moves food through our digestive system or keeps our hearts beating?
The muscle responsible for moving food through the digestive system is the smooth muscle found in the walls of the gastrointestinal tract. The heart is primarily made up of cardiac muscle which is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
What class of muscles move food along the digestive tract and keep the heart beating?
Involuntary muscles perform the work of internal organs. In the case of the digestive tract, peristaltic muscles are smooth muscle that surrounds the intestines; the heart uses cardiac muscle, a special kind of striated muscle.
What is heart doing in digested food?
beating as it would normally
How does autonomic nervous system affect females?
The autonomic system controls bodily functions that are in constant motion without the conscious mind aware of it, such as food digestion and heart beating. It has nothing to do with gender preferences.
What Type Of Muscles Aids In The Digestion Of Food?
Smooth muscles are found in the intestines and stomach. If these were skeletal muscles, instead of smooth, you would have to physically think about digesting your food to control digestion, and no food would get digested while you were busy or sleeping!it is the smooth muscles only.Smooth muscle
What are function of the smooth muscle layer of the digestive system?
Digestive organs
What organ or muscle do the pulmonary arteries bring food?
heart to the lungs
How is the digestion and circulatory different?
Digestion is with food turning into waste, associated with stomach.Circulatory is with blood circulating through the body, associated with heart its also a cycle.
What type of tissue accounts for the movement of food along the digestion tract?
Smooth muscle contractions account for the movement of food along the digestive tract.
What type of muscle associated to the haert?
The heart contains cardiac muscle. This muscle is involuntary, like smooth muscle, but is made up of different types of cells from food muscle.
What is the role of the non striated muscle in the stomach?
The non-striated muscle in the stomach, known as smooth muscle, plays a crucial role in the process of digestion. It helps to propel food along the digestive tract through a coordinated contraction and relaxation mechanism called peristalsis. This movement allows for the mixing and breakdown of food, as well as the controlled release of food into the intestines for further digestion and absorption.
