MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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Question
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The contractions that push food down your oesophagus are known as?
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Chemical Digestion
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Mucus
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Peristalsis
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Flexion
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. It starts in the esophagus where strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle move balls of swallowed food to the stomach.
Detailed explanation-2: -Peristalsis is a series of muscle contractions. These contractions occur in your digestive tract. Peristalsis is also seen in the tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder.
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