Peristalsis

Japanese: peristalsis
Peristalsis

… Digestive tract motility can be broadly divided into two types: peristalsis and segmental motility. (1) Peristalsis: In a part of the digestive tract, both the inner and outer muscle layers contract, and this contraction is transmitted as a wave from the mouth to the anus. This contraction wave squeezes the digestive tract, and the contents move forward. …

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Japanese:

… 消化管運動には大別して,蠕動(ぜんどう)と分節運動の二つの型式がある。(1)蠕動peristalsis 消化管の一部で内外両筋層が収縮し,この収縮が口側から肛門側に波として伝わっていく。この収縮波によって消化管はしごかれ,内容は前進する。…

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