Astronauts in zero gravity are able to move food through their digestive tracts because ________

A) skeletal muscle puts pressure on the digestive tract
B) smooth muscle produces waves of contractions that propel material through the digestive tract
C) striated muscle creates a pressure gradient that forces material from one end of the digestive tract to the other
D) cardiac muscle maintains a high pressure that moves material through the digestive tract
E) skeletal muscle sphincters contract and allow materials to move through the digestive tract


B

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