alleryWhich contractions mix chyme and move it slowly in the small intestine, allowing more absorption time?
APeristalsis
BAntiperistalsis
CSegmentation
DMass movement
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Segmentation
Segmentation contractions churn and slow the chyme so there is more time for absorption.
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