The large intestine begins at the ileocecal junction and extends to the anus. The ileocecal junction contains a muscular ring called the ileocecal sphincter, which prevents the backflow of wastes from the large intestine into the small intestine.
Between the stomach-small intestine is the Pyloric. Between the small intestine and large intestine is the ileo-caecal. Then 2 sphincters at the end of the "process:" one to send messages to your brain to tell you to go to the bathroom and one to "control" yourself.
Mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, esophagus, stomach, pyloric sphincter, bile duct, duodenum, small intestine, large intestine, appendix, large intestine, rectum, anal sphincter, anus. In order from beginning to end.
from the pyloric sphincter in the epigastric in the epigastric region to the ileocecal valve (sphincter) in the right iliac region where it joins the large intestine.
The ileum is the final part of the small intestine that leads into the colon/ large interstine. It is around this transition of the ileum into the colon that the cecum (or caecum) arises. (At the end of the cecum is the appendix).
go to the potty
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.
The Organs in the Gastrointestinal System, in sequence, are the mouth, salivary glands, pharynx, and esophagus (Ingestion); followed by the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine (absorption); and finally the rectal area (excretion).
1. Mouth, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
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.
The four bodily sphincters are the: 1. lower esophageal sphincter, or cardiac sphincter (esophagus to the stomach)2. Pyloric sphincter (stomach to small intestines)3. Ileocecal sphincter or valve (small intestines to large intestines)4. Anal sphincter (rectum to outside)
The small intestine extends from the stomach to the large intestine. It is the main site of nutrient absorption in the reproductive tract.