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There is a lower esophageal (cardioesophageal) sphincter which prevents food from backing up into the esophagus, excepting in cases of GERD (gastroesohphageal reflux disorder). At the other end of the stomach there is the pyloric sphincter which regulates the rate at which the stomach contents are emptied.
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What is the function of the the esophags?
To keep the contents of the stomach from going back up the esophagus.
What muscles keep digestive tract contents from leaking backwards?
There are two sphincters, one at the end of the esophagus / top of the stomach, and the second at the bottom of the stomach / beginning of the small intestines, which keep digestive contents moving downward through the beginning of the digestive tract.
What was in the Tollund mans stomach?
The Tollund Man's stomach contained a last meal of a porridge-like substance made of wheat and barley, along with seeds and some other plant material. The analysis of his stomach contents helped in understanding his diet and lifestyle at the time of his death.
What is the function of a sphincter?
Sphincters act as valves. The Cardiac Sphincter for example keeps food in the stomach from coming back up into the throat.
Why raise the head of the bed with GERD?
Raising the head of the bed, or propping up the upper body with pillows, helps (through gravity) to keep the stomach contents in the stomach, where they belong.
What are the contents of the frog's stomach?
Insects
What is the medical term meaning stomach contents during digestion?
Chyme is the medical term meaning stomach contents during digestion.
Stomach emptying occurs more rapidly when?
when there is a greater volume of stomach contents
Why is it difficult to identify stomach contents?
Stomach contents will become more difficult to identify the longer they sit in stomach acid. Plus, they have been chewed up and some foods are broken down by saliva.
What acids are contained in the stomach?
hydrochloric acid
Is llamas spit venimous?
No it is just contents of its stomach
What is the cardiac section of the stomach?
The cardiac section is one of four sections of the stomach. It begins where the contents of the esophagus empty into the stomach.
