William Beaumont, “Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion ”, 1838.

   William Beaumont, “Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion”, 1838 was a nonfiction, medical book.  “Peristalsis” is the involuntary, contraction and relaxation of muscles (radial & longitudinal)  of the digestive canal.  Peristalsis is an involuntary, physiologic “cycle” equal to: Respiration, Circulation, Dialysis, and Sleep cycles.  William Beaumont, “Experiments and … Continue reading William Beaumont, “Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion ”, 1838.