What are the sphincters in the gastrointestinal tract?!


Question: What are the sphincters in the gastrointestinal tract!?
Answers:
there are quite a few:

At points throughout the gut tube the circular smooth muscle is increased forming sphincters!.

At the upper and lower ends of the esophagus the sphincters control entry into the esophagus and passage into the stomach!. The lower esophageal sphincter normally prevents reflux of gastric contents!. At the distal end of the stomach the pyloric sphincter controls passage into the duodenum!.

At the distal end of the ileum the ileocolic sphincter controls movement between the ileum and caecum!. At the anus, voluntary and involuntary sphincters are present!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

This sphincter prevents the acidic contents of the stomach from moving upward into the esophagus!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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