The smooth muscles of the alimentary canal contract to move ingested material through the digestive tract.
The last 6 to 8 inches of the alimentary canal is known as the rectum. It is a part of the digestive system where feces are stored before being expelled through the anus. The rectum has stretch receptors that signal when it is time for a bowel movement.
Peristalsis is the involuntary muscle action of the alimentary canal. It involves wave-like contractions that push food along the digestive tract, allowing for the process of digestion and absorption to occur.
Another name for the alimentary canal is the digestive tract. This system includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine, where digestion and absorption of nutrients occur.
The alimentary canal, also called digestive tract, is the pathway by which food enters the body and solid wastes are expelled. The alimentary canal includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and ends, to answer your question, at the anus.
Enterochromafin cells in the alimentary canal
the serosa
Muscular layer
The distal end of the alimentary canal is the anus, where waste materials are expelled from the body.
The digestive tract is called alimentary canal because its parts form a long tube through which we absorb the nutrition in our food. The word "alimentary" comes from the Latin word for nourishment, alimentum.
It moves ingested materials through the alimentary canal at a consistent rate preventing material from rotting.
For food to properly pass through the alimentary canal, digestion must first occur. The process of moving food through the alimentary canal is called propulsion.
colon
The muscular movement of the intestinal canal is called peristalsis.
stomach
What are the other names in medicine for the alimentary canal?
Through the mouth
The alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.