Multiple choice

The wave-like contractions of the stomach are called ___________,

  1. simple contraction

  2. regurgitation

  3. deglutition

  4. peristalsis

  5. none of these

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Peristalsis is a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down a muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion.