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The muscle located at the end of the esophagus that guards the stomach opening is the?
The Lower Esophageal Sphincter.
What sphincter must open to permit vomiting?
The lower esophageal sphincter must open to allow for vomiting. This sphincter is located at the junction of the esophagus and stomach, and its relaxation allows the contents of the stomach to be expelled back up through the esophagus.
What muscle is located at the upper and lower end of our stomach?
Both the upper and lower ends of the stomach have a sphincter that regulates flow into and out of the stomach. The lower esophageal sphincter is at the top of the stomach, and the pyloric sphincter is at the lower end of the stomach.
The sphincter muscle that controls access to the stomach from the esophagus is called?
cardiac sphincter; or gastroesophageal sphincter; or lower esophageal sphincter (LES); or esophageal sphincter from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardia
What is the sphincter that guards the entrance of the esophagus into the stomach?
The lower esophageal sphincter guards the entrance of the stomach from the esophagus.
What is the name of the sphincter located between the esophagus and fundus of the stomach?
The sphincter located between the esophagus and the fundus of the stomach is called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). It is a muscular ring that opens to allow food to enter the stomach and then closes to prevent stomach acid from flowing back into the esophagus.
What are the names of the sphincters the stomach?
Sphincters are circumferential muscles that can relax or constrict to regulate the passage of material through a particular area. The stomach is bound by two sphincters in humans: the lower esophageal sphincter that keep stomach acid in the stomach and the pyloric sphincter that regulates the flow of food in the stomach into the duodenum.
What is the name of sphincter present between esophagus and stomach?
The name of the sphincter between the esophagus and the stomach is called the LES, or lower esophageal sphincter.
Regurgitation of stomach contents is normally prevented by the actions of the?
lower esophageal sphincter
Backup of food from the small intestine to the stomach is prevented by the?
Lower Esophageal Sphincter
What is another name for the esophageal sphincter?
Another name for the esophageal sphincter is the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). It is a muscular ring located at the bottom of the esophagus that helps prevent stomach contents from flowing back up into the esophagus.
Ring like muscle that controls the flow from the stomach to the small intestine?
lower esophageal sphincter or gastroesophageal sphincter
