No. The duodenum is part of the small intestine and connects the small intestine to the stomach.
No, the stomach is larger in volume compared to the duodenum. The stomach serves as a temporary storage and mixing chamber for food, whereas the duodenum is the first part of the small intestine where further digestion and absorption take place.
The Pylorus (the valve between the stomach and duodenum is the pyloric valve)
Duodenum
duodenum
The pyloric pump of the stomach empties what's inside the stomach into the duodenum. The pump is activated when the stomach distends. The pump is inhibited when there's acid inside the duodenum. The pump is also inhibited if there are substances difficult tot digest inside the duodenum.
The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine. The duodenum connects the stomach with the jejunum where digestion continues.
James Sherren has written: 'Lectures on the surgery of the stomach and duodenum' -- subject(s): Surgery, Stomach, Duodenum
Chyme is expelled from the stomach into the duodenum. The duodenum is the first section of what will become the small intestine inside most vertebrates.
It is the opening from the stomach into the duodenum (small intestine).
Lesser Omentum
Gastroduod
The valve preventing the movement of chyme from the duodenum into the stomach is called the pyloric valve. The pyloric valve consists of a ring of smooth muscle and is connected to the duodenum.