what is meant by peristalic movement
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Peristalsic movements ,are 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.
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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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