Define peristalsis.
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• Peristalsis is process in which the muscles, especially of stomach, are contracted and relaxed.
• It generally occur in a series of waves in a oesophagus.
• The ball of food propels down the oesophagus, through the tract.
• The direction of the movement of wave is known or termed as anterograde.
• The term " peristalsis " is derived from a Greek word " peristellein " which means to wrap around.
• It generally occur in a series of waves in a oesophagus.
• The ball of food propels down the oesophagus, through the tract.
• The direction of the movement of wave is known or termed as anterograde.
• The term " peristalsis " is derived from a Greek word " peristellein " which means to wrap around.
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Peristalsis is a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles that propagates in a wave down a tube, in an anterograde direction.
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