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pyloric sphincter The ring of muscle at the junction of the stomach and small intestine that regulates the movement of food into the small intestine. PICTURE ...
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pyloric sphincter
A ring of smooth muscle surrounding the opening of the pyloric portion of the stomach into the intestine. The sphincter prevents premature escape of food from the stomach into the intestine before the food is properly digested.
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It passes through the pyloric sphincter and enters the first 10 inches of the small intestine, the duodenum, where it is further mixed with 3 different liquids, which are bile (which helps aid in fat digestion, otherwise known as emulsification), ...
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