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