Multiple choice

What is peristalsis?

  1. Grinding of food by teeth

  2. Rhythmic wave-like movements of alimentary tract.

  3. The act of swallowing food.

  4. Churning of food by stomach

  5. Mixing of chewed food with enzymes.

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Explanation

Rhythmic wave-like movements of the food through the alimentary tract is called peristalsis.