unit 4 - modality

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What are the two types of digestive motility

Segmentation and peristalsis.

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What is segmentation?

Alternating contractions of circular and longitudinal muscles.

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What is the most important function of segmentation?

Mixing material.

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Does segmentation move material forward?

yes, but its more important function is mixing material.

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What is peristalsis?

Unidirectional movement of material.

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Which nervous system division controls segmentation and peristalsis,

parasympathetic system = slow