Peristalsis: Difference between revisions

===Large intestine===

Although the [[large intestine]] has peristalsis of the type that the small intestine uses, it is not the primary propulsion. Instead, general contractions called mass action contractions occur one to three times per day in the large intestine, propelling the chyme (now feces) toward the rectum. Mass movements often tend to be triggered by meals, as the presence of chyme in the stomach and duodenum prompts them ([[gastrocolic reflex]]). Minimum peristalsis is found in the [[rectum]] part of the large intestine as a result of the thinnest [[Muscular layer|muscularis layer]].

 

===Sperm===