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Why is it essential for the brain to communicate with the stomach even though digestion is an involuntary movement?

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Receptors in muscles provide the brain with information about body position and movement. The brain controls the contraction of skeletal muscle. The nervous system regulates the speed at which food moves through the digestive tract.

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