MICROANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
successive muscular contractions along the wall of a hollow muscular structure
A
peristalsis
B
bacteria
C
bladder infections
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(payr-ih-STAL-sis) The rippling motion of muscles in the intestine or other tubular organs characterized by the alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscles that propel the contents onward.

Detailed explanation-2: -Peristalsis consists of a wave of circular muscle contraction that propagates caudally. Both circular and longitudinal muscle layers participate: caudad to the peristaltic wave the circular muscle relaxes and the longitudinal muscle contracts.

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