蠕动(英语:Peristalsis)是指肌肉辐射对称地舒展、收缩,并在管状物体表面制造出波纹,从而使物体顺向移动的过程。在消化道中,平滑肌顺次收缩,推进食团英语Bolus[1]蚯蚓等动物会使用类似的方法向前移动。[2]

Thumb
蚯蚓蠕动原理的简单示意图

参考资料

Wikiwand in your browser!

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.

Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.