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dem82 [27]
3 years ago
5

The food moves from the esophagus to the stomach by muscular contractions and relaxations. What do we call these contractions an

d relaxations?
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1 answer:
lubasha [3.4K]3 years ago
4 0
It is peristalsis. In the Greek it meant 'to wrap around,' so I am not sure why we use that term. Yet, we do.
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