Question

What is the pushing down of food by the walls of oesophagus called

Answer 1

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 oesophagus when a bolus of food is swallowed.

Answer 2

Answer:

peristalic motion

Explanation:

when the food is in taken the food is passed from mouth to oesophagus and from oesophagus the food enters our stomach by rhythmic motion it is known as peristalic movement