MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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Question
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What is the name of the process that moves food from your esophagus to your stomach?
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protoflex
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peristalsis
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paragliding
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pretestalis
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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 the involuntary contraction and relaxation of longitudinal and circular muscles throughout the digestive tract, allowing for the propulsion of contents beginning in the pharynx and ending in the anus.
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