After eating a large meal at a family gathering, Maya begins…
After eating a large meal at a family gathering, Maya begins to feel her food slowly moving through her digestive system. Although she’s sitting still, the food continues to travel from her esophagus to her stomach and later into her intestines. Her biology teacher explains that this movement happens because of rhythmic, wave-like contractions of smooth muscle in her digestive tract. What is the name of this muscular movement that propels food through Maya’s digestive system? A. AbsorptionB. PeristalsisC. DigestionD. Segmentation