👉 Peristalses, also known as muscular contractions, are a type of muscle movement that is primarily responsible for the digestive process. They occur when the walls of muscles contract and push food through the digestive tract. This is similar to how you swallow food into your mouth, but it's more complex because the stomach and small intestine work together with the muscular walls to propel the food down the esophagus (throat) and into the stomach. Peristalses are essential for digestion as they
