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What is the name given to the movement of the food along the oesophagus?

Peristalsis is the name given to the rhythmic movement of food along the oesophagus.


What is the movement of food in the oesophagus?

Peristalsis is the movement of food through the alimentary canal, caused by rhythmic contractions of the muscles therein.


What type of muscle show rythemic contraction?

Cardiac muscles.


What type of cells are found in the esophagus?

COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELLS ARE FOUND IN THE ESOPHAGUS. THEY HELP IN THE PERISTALSIS MOVEMENT OF THE OESOPHAGUS TO MOVE THE FOOD THROUGH IT TO THE STOMACH. COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELLS ARE FOUND IN THE ESOPHAGUS. THEY HELP IN THE PERISTALSIS MOVEMENT OF THE OESOPHAGUS TO MOVE THE FOOD THROUGH IT TO THE STOMACH.


What are the three categories of gymnastics?

Artistic men's, artistic womens and rythemic.


What do invoulentary muscles do?

Involuntary muscles are controlled by the medulla which is present in the hindbrain part , the involuntary act involve the movement of food in our oesophagus.


What is the blood between the heart and lungs iscalled what circulation?

Arterial


What happens to the muscles in the oesophagus as you swallow?

The esophagus when swallowing is like an undulating tube--it begins a constant, rhythmic movement downward. The movement is in segments, continually pushing food and fluid down.


Who iscalled 1st social reformer of maharashtra?

chhatrapati shahu maharaj


Which organsare likely to befound in the epigastricregion of the abdomen?

Oesophagus and Stomach


Movement that allows the food to travel downwards along the oesophagus?

PeristalsisPeristalsis is the rhythmic contraction of the gastrointestinal tract that moves food along the whole tract.


What is the snakes friend?

rythemic music but definatly not fire like a flute with a ctchy tune a snake can catch up to