Peristalsis describes the involuntary wave of muscle contractions that happen naturally in your digestive tract. This automatic bodily function physically moves food and drink through your body ...

Food travels slowly through the colon to allow the body to absorb water, and trillions of gut bacteria break down any undigested food. Next, peristalsis moves the feces toward the rectum.

The digestive system is the series of tubelike organs that convert our meals into body fuel ... through muscular contractions known as peristalsis. The esophagus empties into the stomach, a ...

During digestion, food moves through the intestines with the help of peristalsis, a wave-like motion that is performed by smooth muscles that contract and relax. Scientists have long known that nerves ...

The research, based on mouse models and published in Cell, explains how mechanical forces in the gut trigger peristalsis and may also modulate immune responses. A series of wave-like muscle ...

The results also add to a growing body of research showing that these ... intestines—interact with smooth muscle cells to drive peristalsis, but exactly what happens at the interface remained ...

The results also add to a growing body of research showing that these ... intestines - interact with smooth muscle cells to drive peristalsis, but exactly what happens at the interface remained ...

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