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The food moves from the esophagus to the stomach by muscular contractions and relaxations. What do we call these contractions and relaxations?

The food moves from the esophagus to the stomach by muscular contractions and relaxations. What do we call these contractions and relaxations?
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The food moves from the esophagus to the stomach by muscular contractions and relaxations. What do we call these contractions and relaxations?

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It is peristalsis. In the Greek it meant 'to wrap around,' so I am not sure why we use that term. Yet, we do.
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