alleryStart learning →What do we call the wave-like muscle squeeze that pushes food down the food pipe?
APeristalsis
BOsmosis
CDiffusion
DTranspiration
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Peristalsis
Rhythmic contraction and relaxation of gut muscles, called peristalsis, moves the bolus onward.
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