You are giving a presentation on the digestive system. At one point during the presentation, a student asks you to define the term peristalsis. Which of the following statements would you provide her with as a definition?

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This is the process during which water is removed from indigestible waste in the duodenum

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This is the process during which food is moved down to the stomach by contraction and relaxation of the muscles in the esophagus

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The is the process during which food is chewed in the mouth

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This is the process during which food is physically squeezed by the muscles in the stomach

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The is the process during which the muscles of the rectum contract and relax

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