| 21. | Eat a slice of rotten meat and the gut brain puts the process of peristalsis into reverse.
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| 22. | This process is called peristalsis and is used in many biological systems such as the gastrointestinal tract.
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| 23. | Reduced peristalsis means a longer alimentary sojourn, greater inspissation of ingesta and a tendency to constipation.
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| 24. | :Your body primarily relies on gravity to swallow food, with peristalsis serving a secondary role.
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| 25. | Stimulant laxatives directly stimulate the colonic muscle to increase peristalsis, and also fluid into the intestine.
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| 26. | Alosetron, sold as Lotronex, works in an opposite manner, blocking serotonin receptors and slowing peristalsis.
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| 27. | An air-fluid margin is often seen over the barium column due to the lack of peristalsis.
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| 28. | It should also be characterized for pulse or peristalsis, as these would help in further identifying the mass.
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| 29. | It also contains circular and longitudinal smooth muscle which helps to move food along by a process known as peristalsis.
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| 30. | Birds lack the muscles in their necks necessary for peristalsis, so they would have died from dehydration / starvation.
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