Question

what is peristaltic movements​

Answer 1

Answer:

Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. ... In the large intestine peristalsis helps water from undigested food be absorbed into the blood stream.

Answer 2

Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. It starts in the esophagus where strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle move balls of swallowed food to the stomach. There, the food is churned into a liquid mixture called chyme that moves into the small intestine where peristalsis continues.