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What is the function of the cardiac sphincter?
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Sphincter found between the esophagus and the stomach?
What is the function of the cardiac sphincter?
What does the cardiac sphincter do in the human body?
The Cardiac sphincter prevents regurgitation of food from the stomach.
When the cardiac sphincter relaxes food enters the?
When the cardiac sphincter relaxes, food enters the stomach from the esophagus. This sphincter helps regulate the passage of food into the stomach and prevents backflow into the esophagus.
What sphincter is involved in Acid reflux disease?
cardiac sphincter/lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
What are two muscular openings in the stomach?
The cardiac sphincter and the pyloric sphincter.
Is the cardiac sphincter at the junction of the stomach and small intestine?
No, the cardiac sphincter is located at the junction between the esophagus and the stomach. It prevents stomach contents from regurgitating back into the esophagus.
Why is the sphincter at the top of the stomach called the cardiac sphincter?
The sphincter at the top of the stomach is called the cardiac sphincter because it is located near the heart, which is known as the cardiac region. This sphincter helps regulate the passage of food from the esophagus into the stomach, preventing backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus.
What is the ring of muscles at the end of the esophogus called?
The esophageal sphincter ,which allows food to enter the stomach, and stops the acidic contents from entering the esophagus.
What closes the entrance to the stomach?
cardiac sphincter
The stomach sphincter that keeps food from reentering the esophagus when the stomach contracts is known as the?
It is known as the lower esophageal sphincter or sometimes the cardioesophageal sphincter.
The sphincter muscle that controls access to the stomach from the esophagus is called?
cardiac sphincter; or gastroesophageal sphincter; or lower esophageal sphincter (LES); or esophageal sphincter from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardia
What process does cardiac sphincter open involuntary?
Peristalsis.
