Question

what is the function of peristalsis in the small intestine

Answer 1

Peristalsis is a wave like series of contractions in the alimentary canal that moves solids and liquids through it. In the small intestine digested food moves through by the action of peristalsis.

Answer 2

Answer:

Peristalsis is a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles that propagates in a wave down a tube, in an anterograde direction.