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A muscular valve is like a strong flap that is capable of opening and closing at will. An example of a muscular valve is the pyloric sphincter.
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Why is the left atrioventricular valve called the bicuspid?
the left atrioventricular valve is also called bicuspid valve as it consist of two muscular flab or leaflets that prevents the backward flow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium.
The muscular door between the esophagus and stomach is called the what?
The valve between the esophagus and the stomach is called the lower esophageal sphincter.
What is the name of the valve that prevents regurgitation of food from the small intestine back into the stomach?
epiglottis
What is the superlative and comparative of the word muscular?
more muscular, most muscular
What are ring like valves that keep body tubes closed off until it is appropriate to open for a moment?
Two of them are the pyloric valve, which opens and closes to let the contents of the stomach enter the small intestine, and the sphincter valve which opens to let the contents of the sigmoid colon move to the "outside world". Actually, "sphincter" is the general word for any such muscular ringlike valve.
2 diseases of the muscular system?
muscular dystrophy poliomyelitis muscular sclerosis
What is muscular in German?
muscular - muskulös
How do you use muscular in a sentence?
The muscular man looked like he was on steroids. Muscular is an adjective
How does muscular dystrophy progress?
Muscular dytrophy is not spread it is heriditary.
Is the gladiator likely to be skinny or muscular?
Muscular.
Is muscular strength lost faster than muscular endurance?
No, muscular endurance is lost faster.
What system does the Skeletal Muscle belong to?
muscular and skeletal
