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What is the smooth muscle movement of a ball of food (bolus) down esophagus?

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Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. It starts in the esophagus where strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle move balls of swallowed food to the stomach.

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