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What muscular contraction moves food through the GI tract?

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Answer:

peristalsis

Step-by-step explanation:

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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What muscular contraction moves food through the GI tract?-example-1
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