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ISBN: 9781260165227
Author: Shier Dr., David N., Butler, Jackie L., Lewis Dr., Ricki
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 19P
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The special characteristics of the visceral smooth muscle that make peristalsis possible.
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The muscles those are involuntary in nature, non-striated, and uninucleated are known as smooth muscles. They are present in the walls of the hollow organs of the human body. There are two types of smooth muscles such as visceral smooth muscles and multiunit smooth muscles.
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