Proper rings are only formed by smooth mucle and are called sphincters. NB not all sphoncters are proper ring.
Ringlike muscles that close an opening in the body are called "sphincter" muscles.
Ring-like muscles are known as sphincters. Examples of sphincters are the anus and the lower esophageal sphincter.
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The Pyloric Sphincter is a ring of muscles that regulates the emptying of the stomach into the duodenum and prevents the contents of the small intestine from moving back into the stomach.
Because the muscles are tiny.
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Anus. The muscles of the anus are called sphincters, or in doctor terminology, sphincter complexes.
The anal canal has a ring of muscle, called the anal sphincter
Its a ring of muscles that move an animals food through its stomach and intestines.
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The ring shaped muscle in the digestive system is the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
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because the muscles in each finger aren't strong enough to move individually.
At both ends of your esophagus there is a ring of muscle. Usually, the muscles keep your stomach's contents where they belong. With laryngopharyngeal reflux, the muscles don't work right and stomach acids backs up into your throat.