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Peristalsis ( , ) is a type of intestinal motility, characterized by radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of that propagate in a down a tube, in an direction. Peristalsis is progression of coordinated contraction of involuntary circular muscles, which is preceded by a simultaneous contraction of the longitudinal muscle and relaxation of the circular muscle in the lining of the gut.

In much of a , such as the human gastrointestinal tract, smooth muscle tissue contracts in sequence to produce a peristaltic wave, which propels a ball of (called a bolus before being transformed into in the stomach) along the tract. The peristaltic movement comprises relaxation of circular smooth muscles, then their contraction behind the chewed material to keep it from moving backward, then longitudinal contraction to push it forward.

use a similar mechanism to drive their locomotion, and some modern machinery imitate this design.

The word comes from and is derived from the peristellein, "to wrap around," from peri-, "around" + stellein, "draw in, bring together; set in order".


Human physiology
Peristalsis is generally directed caudal, that is, towards the . This sense of direction might be attributable to the polarisation of the . Because of the reliance of the peristaltic reflex on the myenteric plexus, it is also referred to as the myenteric reflex.
(2025). 9780323597128, Saunders/Elsevier.


Mechanism of the peristaltic reflex
The food bolus causes a stretch of the gut to cause to be secreted to sensory neurons, which then get activated. These sensory neurons, in turn, activate neurons of the , which then proceed to split into two pathways: a retrograde and an anterograde. Activated neurons of the retrograde pathway release and to contract the smooth muscle behind the bolus. The activated neurons of the anterograde pathway instead release and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide to relax the smooth muscle caudal to the bolus. This allows the food bolus to effectively be pushed forward along the digestive tract.
(2025). 9781260122404, McGraw-Hill Education.


Esophagus
After food is chewed into a bolus, it is and moved through the esophagus. Smooth muscles contract behind the bolus to prevent it from being squeezed back into the mouth. Then rhythmic, unidirectional waves of contractions work to rapidly force the food into the stomach. The migrating motor complex (MMC) helps trigger peristaltic waves. This process works in one direction only, and its sole esophageal function is to move food from the mouth into the stomach (the MMC also functions to clear out remaining food in the stomach to the small bowel and remaining particles in the small bowel into the colon).

In the esophagus, two types of peristalsis occur:

  • First, there is a primary peristaltic wave, which occurs when the bolus enters the esophagus during . The primary peristaltic wave forces the bolus down the esophagus and into the stomach in a wave lasting about 8–9 seconds. The wave travels down to the stomach even if the bolus of food descends at a greater rate than the wave itself, and continues even if for some reason the bolus gets stuck further up the esophagus.
  • If the bolus gets stuck or moves slower than the primary peristaltic wave (as can happen when it is poorly lubricated), then stretch receptors in the esophageal lining are stimulated and a local reflex response causes a secondary peristaltic wave around the bolus, forcing it further down the esophagus, and these secondary waves continue indefinitely until the bolus enters the stomach. The process of peristalsis is controlled by the medulla oblongata. Esophageal peristalsis is typically assessed by performing an esophageal motility study.
  • A third type of peristalsis, tertiary peristalsis, is dysfunctional and involves irregular, diffuse, simultaneous contractions. These contractions are suspect in esophageal dysmotility and present on a barium swallow as a "corkscrew esophagus".

During , the propulsion of food up the esophagus and out the mouth comes from the contraction of the abdominal muscles; peristalsis does not reverse in the esophagus.


Stomach
When a peristaltic wave reaches at the end of the , the cardiac sphincter (gastroesophageal sphincter) opens, allowing the passage of bolus into the stomach. The gastroesophageal sphincter normally remains closed and does not allow the stomach's food contents to move back. The churning movements of the stomach's thick muscular wall blend the food thoroughly with the acidic , producing a mixture called the . The of the stomach is thickest and maximum peristalsis occurs here. After short intervals, the pyloric sphincter keeps on opening and closing so the chyme is fed into the intestine in installments.


Small intestine
Once processed and digested by the stomach, the semifluid chyme is passed through the pyloric sphincter into the . Once past the stomach, a typical peristaltic wave lasts only a few seconds, traveling at only a few centimeters per second. Its primary purpose is to mix the chyme in the intestine rather than to move it forward in the intestine. Through this process of mixing and continued digestion and absorption of nutrients, the chyme gradually works its way through the small intestine to the .

In contrast to peristalsis, segmentation contractions result in that churning and mixing without pushing materials further down the digestive tract.


Large intestine
Although the 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 part of the large intestine as a result of the thinnest .


Lymph
The human has no central pump. Instead, circulates through peristalsis in the lymph capillaries as well as valves in the capillaries, compression during contraction of adjacent skeletal muscle, and arterial pulsation.


Sperm
During , the smooth muscle in the walls of the contract reflexively in peristalsis, propelling from the to the .
(2013). 9781118685891, John Wiley & Sons. .


Earthworms
The is a limbless worm with a hydrostatic skeleton that moves by peristalsis. Its hydrostatic skeleton consists of a fluid-filled body cavity surrounded by an extensible body wall. The worm moves by radially constricting the anterior portion of its body, increasing length via hydrostatic pressure. This constricted region propagates posteriorly along the worm's body. As a result, each segment is extended forward, then relaxes and re-contacts the substrate, with hair-like preventing backward slipping. Various other invertebrates, such as and , also move by peristalsis.


Machinery
A is a positive-displacement pump in which a motor pinches advancing portions of a flexible tube to propel a fluid within the tube. The pump isolates the fluid from the machinery, which is important if the fluid is abrasive or must remain sterile.

Robots have been designed that use peristalsis to achieve locomotion, as the earthworm uses it.


Related terms
  • Aperistalsis refers to a lack of propulsion. It can result from of the smooth muscle involved.
  • Basal electrical rhythm is a slow wave of electrical activity that can initiate a contraction.
  • is a related intestinal muscle process.Marieb, Elaine N. & Hoehn, Katja "Human Anatomy & Physiology" 8th Ed., Benjamin Cummings/Pearson, 2010
  • is a disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract caused by the failure of peristalsis.
  • , the reverse of peristalsis
  • Segmentation contractions are another type of intestinal motility.
  • Intestinal , the atrophy of the tendinous plexus layer, may cause disturbed gut motility.


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