Medical Terminology / Unit 10 MedTerm 0616 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Peristalsis
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The idea
Peristalsis is the wave of muscular contraction moving material along the digestive tract.
In practice
Peristalsis carries food from the esophagus to the stomach.
Where people slip
Peristalsis is involuntary. It continues without conscious control.
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