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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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
Digestive organs
heart to the lungs
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.
Smooth muscle contractions account for the movement of food along the digestive tract.
The heart contains cardiac muscle. This muscle is involuntary, like smooth muscle, but is made up of different types of cells from food muscle.
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.