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What controls the passage of material from the small intestine to the large intestine?
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∙ 12y ago
There are structural (anatomical) and functional (physiological) ways the digestive system regulates how food is passed from the stomach to the small intestine. The major anatomical regulators are the pyloric sphincter (a muscular band that acts like a valve to open and close the connection between the stomach and small intestine) and the pyloric antrum (the part of the stomach commonly associated with stomach motility, mixing, and propulsion of stored foodstuffs into the small intestine). When the pyloric sphincter is relaxed and the antrum is active, food is propelled into the small intestine; when the sphincter is constricted and the antrum is relaxed, food is stored in the stomach. A number of physiological factors exist that regulate the activity of the pyloric sphincter and antrum. The principal regulators are nerves and hormones involved in the digestive process. The vagus nerve is an example of a nerve with major regulatory effects on motility of the stomach and small intestine. Gastrin and cholecystokinin (CCK) are gut hormones also involved in stomach motility. Gastrin is secreted in response to food (particularly amino acids, the building blocks of proteins) in the stomach and stimulates antral motility that serves to mix food. Strong antral contractions cause opening of the pyloric sphincter and the movement of food into the small intestine. CCK is released in response to foodstuffs (particularly fats) in the small intestine and inhibits antral motility of the stomach.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoAt the bottom of the esophagus, just before the opening to the stomach is a ring-shaped muscle known as the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This muscle relaxes (opens) to let food into the stomach and then tightens (closes) to prevent regurgitation.
Or the GES, or gastroesophageal sphincter
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∙ 12y agoThe iliocecal sphincter. It's a ring of involuntary smooth muscle that controls the passage of digestive contents from the small intestine to the large intestine.
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∙ 13y agopyloric sphincter
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∙ 11y agopulling sphiker
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∙ 11y agoPyloric sphincter
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What is the valve that controls the movement of material between the small intestine and the large intestine?
ileocecal valve
What structures controls the passage of materials from the small intestine to the large intestine?
The iliocecal sphincterThe ileum is the last (and longest) portion of small intestine. It empties into into the cecum (the first part of the "large intestine") at the iliocecal junction. The iliocecal sphincter is a ring of invountary smooth muscle at this junction, controlling the passage of digestive contents from the small intestine to the large intestine.
Where does the undigested material from the small intestine go?
Undigested material goes to the large intestine, toward the rectal area.
What reabsorbs water from nondigestible material?
large intestine
Which structure controls the flow of chyme to the small intestine?
The iliocecal sphincterThe ileum is the last (and longest) portion of small intestine. It empties into into the cecum (the first part of the "large intestine") at the iliocecal junction. The iliocecal sphincter is a ring of invountary smooth muscle at this junction, controlling the passage of digestive contents from the small intestine to the large intestine.
Does the large intestine store excess material?
It does not store excess material the rectum does that.
What happens in large intestine?
The large intestine is attached to the posterior to the small intestine and as you maybe already know the small intestine is where food wastes go and bile is secreted into. The large intestine reabsorbs water from the ingested food particles before they enter the rectum and colon for excretion.
Function of a large intestine?
Absorption of water and serve as passage to unabsorbed food.
What happens as foods moves through the large intestine?
As the material moves through the large intestine, water and nutrients are absorbed into bloodstream. The remaining material is readied for evacuation from the body.
Which intestine contain bacteria that feeds on material passing through?
It is the large intestine. AND you are so welcome
What are the similarities between the small intestine and the large intestine?
* Part of digestive system * intestines * absorb (small=nutrients large=water)
What conitans bacteria that fees on material passing through?
large intestine
