After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis—moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle. For more than a ...

A key pressure-sensing protein involved in gut motility could be utilized for precision-targeted treatments for intestinal ...

Peristalsis is described by another doctor ... This clip will be relevant for teaching Biology/Science at KS2 and KS3 in England Wales and Northern Ireland. Also at 2nd and 3rd Level in Scotland.

Heart Rate Increase in rate of contraction of cardiac muscle - cardiac output increases Decrease in rate of contraction of cardiac muscle - cardiac output decreases Breathing Rate Smooth muscle of ...