Smooth Muscle in the wall of the alimentary canal can contract to produce two types of movements 1. Churning: Churning Mixes substances in the canal 2. Peristalsis: Propels substances through the body.
For food to properly pass through the alimentary canal, digestion must first occur. The process of moving food through the alimentary canal is called propulsion.
colon
Food in its varying states of digestion is moved through the hollow alimentary canal by means of a series of muscular contractions known as peristalsis, which squeezes the alimentary canal, in much the way that you would squeeze a tube of toothpaste to move toothpaste through the tube.
the serosa
The muscular movement of the intestinal canal is called peristalsis.
stomach
because of anus
Muscular layer
The rectum on a pig is at the end of the alimentary canal under the tail. It allows the pig to excrete undigested waste materials.
What are the other names in medicine for the alimentary canal?
Through the mouth