Peristalsis in the stomach, endoscopic view. The stomach is a hollow muscular organ in which swallowed food is processed. These peristaltic waves of contractions of the muscle wall churn the food with digestive enzymes, forming a liquid called chyme. This is then expelled into the small intestine, where the digestion of nutrients occurs. | |
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