The function of a third, obliquely- oriented layer of smooth muscle in the muscularis externa of the stomach is to_________ .
A) churn, mix, and pummel the food contents to reduce them to small fragments
B) allow stronger contractions than those occurring in other parts of the alimentary canal
C) squeeze the stomach to reduce its size after a meal has emptied from it
D) carry waves of contraction around the stomach
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