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Segmentation Contractions: Esophagus - Softcover

 
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Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Segmentation contractions (or movements) are a type of gastric motility. Unlike peristalsis, which predominates in the esophagus, segmentation contractions occur in the large intestine and small intestine, while predominating in the latter. While peristalsis involves one-way motion in the caudal direction, segmentation contractions move chyme in both directions, which allows greater mixing with the secretions of the intestines.

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