Peristalsis is:

A. waves of muscular contractions that move
food through the digestive system.
B. a band of muscle that opens to allow small
amounts of digested food to enter the small
intestine.
C. the mechanical breakdown of food in the
stomach.
D. the chemical breakdown of proteins.
E. the formation of an ulcer in the stomach.


A

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