NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

Detailed explanation-2: -Food moves through your GI tract by a process called peristalsis. The large, hollow organs of your GI tract contain a layer of muscle that enables their walls to move. The movement pushes food and liquid through your GI tract and mixes the contents within each organ.

Detailed explanation-3: -Smooth muscle It is the weakest type of muscle but has an essential role in moving food along the digestive tract and maintaining blood circulation through the blood vessels. Smooth muscle acts involuntarily and cannot be consciously controlled.

Detailed explanation-4: -The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary muscle movement. These muscles are generally associated with the viscera or internal organs that exhibit regular, slow contractions and involuntary actions.