A progressive wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, especially in the alimentary canal, to propel fluids, gas, and digestive substances forward is called
a. perisclerium.
b. periprostatic.
c. pleurolysis.
d. peristalsis.
D
Peristalsis, a progressive wavelike movement, moves fluid, gas, and digestive substances (often called a bolus) through the esophagus to the stomach.
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