MEDICAL
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Question
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What is the process of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food through the digestive tract?
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Pericardium
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Peristalsis
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Pepsin
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Pericoronitis
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
Detailed explanation-2: -(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-3: -Peristalsis is defined as the rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the muscles of the alimentary canal. This movement propels the food into the stomach.
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