Zunaira salehabout 11 hours ago
Segmentation movement of small intestine
When a portion of the small intestine becomes distended with chyme, stretching of the intestinal wall elicits local ized concentric contractions spaced at intervals along the intestine and lasting a fraction of a minute. The contrac tions cause “segmentation” of the small intestine
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