PHYL 142 | Digestive | Stomach Gross Anatomy
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The lower esophageal sphincter allows food to enter the stomach, which aids in physical and chemical digestion by mashing up food with enzymes, acids, and hormones. Sphincters like the lower esophageal and pyloric sphincters regulate food passage in the stomach to prevent leakage during mixing processes.
Insights
- The lower esophageal sphincter is a crucial circular muscle that permits food passage into the stomach, located beneath the diaphragm, aiding in digestion.
- The stomach's intricate anatomy, comprising various sections like the cardia, fundus, body, and pylorus, along with multiple muscular layers, enzymes, and hormones, plays a vital role in both physical and chemical digestion processes.
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Recent questions
What is the function of the lower esophageal sphincter?
Allows bolus entry into the stomach.
How much food can the stomach store?
Two to four liters.
What are the layers of the stomach's anatomy?
Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa.
What are the components of the stomach that aid in digestion?
Enzymes, acids, hormones.
How do sphincters regulate the passage of food in the stomach?
Prevent leakage during mixing processes.
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