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The 28 pages that link to Peristalsis, each with the reason it gives.

• LocomotionRelated: Similar traveling contraction waves move some soft-bodied animals through confined spaces.

• BurrowingRelated: Some worms advance through sediment by coordinated body-wall contractions.

• Small intestineRelated: These contractions propel intestinal contents while mixing them with digestive secretions.

• Smooth muscleRelated: Smooth-muscle layers produce the waves that move food through the digestive tract.

• Digestive systemRelated: These contractions move food through the digestive tract.

• Enteric nervous systemRelated: Enteric circuits organize the waves that propel food through the digestive tract.

• Hydrostatic skeletonRelated: Sequential contractions against internal fluid pressure can move the body forward.

• EarthwormRelated: Alternating contractions of circular and longitudinal muscles drive an earthworm through soil.

• DigestionRelated: These contractions move food between digestive organs.

• ConstipationRelated: Reduced or poorly coordinated movement can slow stool transit.

• Gastrointestinal tractRelated: Sequential contractions propel food through the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

• AnnelidaRelated: Earthworms advance through soil using alternating contractions along their segmented bodies.

• DefecationRelated: Colonic movements help deliver feces to the rectum.

• UreterRelated: Ureteral peristalsis pushes urine toward the bladder even when body position changes.

• Crop (anatomy)Related: Muscular contractions move food into and out of the crop.

• Vas deferensRelated: Contractions of the vas deferens propel sperm during ejaculation.

• FecesRelated: Peristaltic movement carries intestinal contents toward the rectum.

• GizzardRelated: Contractions propel food through the gizzard and can churn it against the organ’s walls.

• Fallopian tubeRelated: Muscular contractions assist transport through the fallopian tube.

• Intestinal obstructionRelated: Obstruction disrupts normal transit and can trigger forceful contractions upstream.

• MuscleRelated: Smooth muscle uses this pattern to move food through the digestive tract.

• OligochaetaRelated: Alternating contractions help earthworms move through soil.

• Alimentary canalRelated: These contractions advance food through the canal and mix it with digestive secretions.

• Human digestive systemRelated: These contractions move food along the esophagus and through the intestines.

• Gastrointestinal contentsRelated: These contractions move contents through the stomach and intestines.