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    Peristalsis Is Repeated Waves of Contractions of Circular Muscles Which
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Peristalsis Is Repeated Waves of Contractions of Circular Muscles Which

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Peristalsis is repeated waves of contractions of circular muscles which prevent food from moving backward in the esophagus, but segmentation in the small and large intestines shifts food back and forth along the intestinal walls.

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