Question

explain the significance of peristaltic movement that occur all along the gut during digestion

Answer 1

It pushes the food down the oesophagus into the stomach and forces it into a mass called 'bolus' before it reaches the stomach

Answer 2

Peristalsis, involuntary movements of the longitudinal and circular muscles, primarily in the digestive tract but occasionally in other hollow tubes of the body, that occur in progressive wavelike contractions. Peristaltic waves occur in the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.