MEDICAL
STOMACH
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Question
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The squeezing movements where the food is pushed through the esophagus into the stomach are called ____ motions.
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squezzing
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swallowing
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peristalsis
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chewing
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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: -Types of esophageal peristalsis In the oesophagus, three types of peristalsis occurs as follows: Primary esophageal peristalsis. Secondary esophageal peristalsis. Tertiary esophageal peristalsis.
Detailed explanation-3: -(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.
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