What is the function of the cardiac sphincter?
What is the function of the cardiac sphincter?
The Cardiac sphincter prevents regurgitation of food from the stomach.
cricopharyngeal sphincter
The cardiac sphincter or aka GE junction contracts at the distal end of the esophagus. So food enters into the stomach when the cardiac sphincter is relaxed.
The cardiac sphincter is the valve between the esophagus and the stomach.
cardiac sphincter/lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
The cardiac sphincter and the pyloric sphincter.
The esophageal sphincter ,which allows food to enter the stomach, and stops the acidic contents from entering the esophagus.
cardiac sphincter
i thought it was that the "cardiac" stomach provided energy for the cardiovascular system, but im not sure.
It is known as the lower esophageal sphincter or sometimes the cardioesophageal sphincter.
cardiac sphincter; or gastroesophageal sphincter; or lower esophageal sphincter (LES); or esophageal sphincter from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardia