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There are no "fake contractions," except when women pretend to be in labor. There is false labor, which is contractions (usually mild and irregular) which do not change the cervix. (Labor is defined as progressive change--dilation and effacement--of the cervix.) Braxton Hicks contractions are real contractions, but very irregular. They can occur any time after 32 weeks of pregnancy, and are usually no more than 2 to 3 an hour.
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The rhythmic contractions of the esophagus are called what?
Peristalsis is the term for the rhythmic contractions of the esophagus. These wavelike contractions move food toward the stomach.
Will not contractions?
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Are contractions nomal when pregnant?
only in the last trimester when they prepare the uterus for labor and are called Braxton Hicks contractions.
What is fake butter called?
Fake butter is called margarine.
What type of contractions are intermittent painless uterine contractions that are not true labor pains?
I think you may be referring to what are called "Braxton-Hicks" contractions.
What are contractions of the tubes of the alimentary tract called?
peristalsis
What is the pattern of repeated muscle contractions called?
a spasm
What are Repeated contractions of the cardiac muscles Called?
the heart
Rapid and dangerously uncoordinated ventricular contractions are called?
Rapid and dangerously uncoordinated ventricular contractions is called ventricular fibrillation, or v-fib. During v-fib, the ventricle is not pumping blood to the body, and thus v-fib is known as a lethal dysrhythmia.
Muscular contractions of digestive tract?
this is called Peristalsis
Muscular waves or contractions that move food are called?
A deficiency of parathyroid hormone can cause involuntary muscle contractions of a type called?
Tetany is the term for the muscle contractions that may be caused by hypoparathyroidism.
