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Peristalsisis a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down the muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion. In humans, peristalsis is found in the contraction of smooth muscles to propel contents through the digestive tract. Earthworms use a similar mechanism to drive their locomotion.[1] The word is derived from New Latin and comes from the Greek peristallein, "to wrap around," from peri-, "around" +stallein, "to place".
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What organ works with the digestive tract to release chemicals that aid in digestion?
The Pancreas.
What are the two important ways in which the GI tract works?
Gastrointestinal tract have digestive secretions to digest the food and peristaltic movements to propel the food forwards.
Why is the grasshoppers body plan often called a tube within a tube?
Grasshoppers basically have a tube which runs from the mouth to the anus that works as its digestive tract.
How Diarrhea works?
Diarrhea is a symptom a gastritis. Diarrhea is the body's way of trying to clear the digestive tract of a pathogen. When a person has diarrhea, they should be observed to prevent dehydration.
How can one gets food when one gullet is directly connected to the small intestine?
Nutrients are absorbed into the body along the entire length of the digestive tract, not only through the stomach or large intestine. Shortening that tract (as is done in bypass surgeries) only lessens the amount that can be absorbed by lessening the amount of surface the food goes through. Anal-administration of substances works because of this fact.
What keeps food moving through the digestive system?
Wave-like contractions of the smooth muscle called peristalsis moves food through the digestive system.The muscles in the lining of these organs contract and relax from above the food which pushes the food downwards. this process works even if you stand upside down. it can face the strongest force of gravity very easily.The digestive system helps the body digest food. Bacteria in the GI tract, also called gut flora or microbiome.
How do the digestive system works with the other body systems?
the digestive system works with our other system in different ways. one example is the liver. the liver sends out nutrients to through out the body and after the small intestines absorbs the nutrients and give the to the liver. the liver need to help the circulatory system to do it. the blood vessels of the liver gives the nutrients back to the body, and that's a example of how the digestive system works with other systems in your body.
Where in the digestive tract are most nutrients absorbed into the bloodstream?
I Learnt about this last year. we used a great website that was great help.kidshealth.org › Kids › How the Body Works there's also a section for teens and Parents. i believe what your looking for is in "Your Digestive System. i had a quick look and there was a page of what might be helpful. there is much more on this website about how the body works.
How do tigers defecate?
Digestion works by moving food through the GI tract. Digestion begins in the mouth with chewing and ends in the small intestine. As food passes through the GI tract, it mixes with digestive juices, causing large molecules of food to break down into smaller molecules and out from the bowel
Where does pepsin work in the digestive system?
Pepsin works in the stomach in the digestive system.
What system do the digestive system work with?
I believe that the digestive system works with the excretory system.
Does everything living 'Poop'?
Living functions include the ability to take in food, adapt to the environment, grow, & reproduce.Feces or Poop is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the anus.Plants release Oxygen as the waste product from Photosynthesis & Animals have a digestive track.Wikipedia®Works Encarta® Dictionary
