Assertion: peristalsis | /r/CapableOf | move food
Facets:
value: through the digestive system
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: into the pharynx
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: along the intestinal tract
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: It moves: Food through the digestive system.
text: This may entail sending a message that activates the glands that secrete digestive juices into the lumen, or it may mean the stimulation of muscles within the alimentary canal, thereby activating peristalsis and segmentation that move food along the intestinal tract.
text: Peristalsis also works in this organ, moving food through and mixing it with digestive juices from the pancreas and liver.
text: peristalsis is an automatic and important process that moves food through the digestive system.
text: peristalsis is an automatic and important process that moves food through the digestive system.
text: 9. peristalsis is an automatic and important process that moves food through the digestive system.
text: peristalsis is an automatic and important process that moves food through the digestive system.
text: Peristalses move food into the pharynx