Food Moves Along the Digestive Tract as the Result of Contractions

question 20

Multiple Choice

Food moves along the digestive tract as the result of contractions by

• A) cardiac muscle.
• B) smooth muscle.
• C) voluntary muscle.
• D) striated muscle.
• E) skeletal muscle.

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Definitions:

Neuromuscular Junction

Synapse between a neuron and a muscle cell.

Impulse

A sudden, involuntary urge to perform an action or a quick transmission of electrical signals along a nerve pathway.

Dendrites

Projections of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons or sensory receptors and conduct them towards the cell body.