Peristalsis

Rhythmic, ring-like contractions of the smooth muscles of tubular organs, pushing the contents of the organs. Peristalsis is characteristic and important for the digestive tract, as it pushes the food content. Peristalsis accelerates when there is a disturbance in nervous and humoral regulation. Constant tension, fear, and other negative emotions reflexively inhibit peristalsis, stopping gastric juice secretion.

Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė