Question

What is peristaltic movement?

Answer 1

Answer:

Peristaltic movement is the movement that refers to the constriction and relaxation of muscles of the esophagus, intestine, and stomach. It is a wave-like structure, which starts in the esophagus when the bolus of food is swallowed.

This contraction and relaxation of the muscles help in bringing down the food with the food pipe into the stomach. It is an important and automatic process which help in movement of food.