what is meant by a)mastication b)peristalsis
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Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract. ... The strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle in the esophagus carry the food to the stomach, where it is churned into a liquid mixture called chyme.
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what is meant by a)mastication b)peristalsis
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a)mastication - Mastication is a technical word for the act of chewing. Mastication is the noun form of the verb masticate, meaning to chew or, less commonly, to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as is done in the rubber-making process.
b)peristalsis - Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract. The process of peristalsis begins in the esophagus when a bolus of food is swallowed.
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