With Movemnt Diagram Oesophagus Parataltic. In the stomach the peristaltic movement helps in storing food and breaking down the food particles and mixing them with gastric juices that are secreted from the stomach lining. These muscles gently push food down to our stomach in a wave like action called peristalsis.
This movement is involuntary and is necessary for the movement of food down the stomach and bowels down the anus. Food is chewed and mixed with saliva to form a bolus. It also functions in the partial digestion process of food that is known as chyme.
The food from mouth after swallowing passes into oesophagus and is pushed down to stomach by a special movement called peristalsis.
This passes down the oesophagus. The mucous membrane of it consists of stratified squamous epithelium. During swallowing deglutition food moves through the esophagus into the stomach via peristalsis. Sonu academy human digestive system.