The Pyloric valve.
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The opening between the stomach and the small intestine is called the Pyloric Sphincter- it is a ring of muscle that contracts when the stomach is full, to seal off the opening to the small intestine whilst foodstuffs are liquified in the stomach. When this has been done, the sphincter muscle relaxes, re-opening the channel to allow the liquified nutrients into the intestines.
The stomach and first part of the small intestine (duodenum) is connected by pylorus which has 2 parts. The on the stomach opening is called pyloric antrum and the opening in the duodenum is the pyloric canal type.
The Pyloric Sphincter.
Chyme passes through the pyloric valve from the stomach into the small intestine. Once in the small intestine, nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream while waste products continue through the large intestine for further processing and removal from the body.
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Pyloric valve
It is called the pyloric valve.
The Pyloric Sphincter
The cardiac sphincter is located at the top of the stomach and controls the direction of food passing through the esophagus so that no food will re enter the esophagus. The Pyloric sphincter stops bile and digested food from entering the stomach, this valve is located at the bottom of the stomach.
The vagus nerve controls the pyloric valve. It helps regulate the passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine by controlling the muscular movement of the pyloric valve.