What is the name of the sphincter that separates the stomach from the small intestine?

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Solution

Gastrointestinal system:
The gastrointestinal system includes the stomach and small intestine.
The gastrointestinal tract is the digestive tract or route that connects the mouth to the anus.
The digestive system includes the gastrointestinal tract.
Sphincter:
A sphincter is a ring-shaped muscle in the body that relaxes or tightens to open or seal a route or opening.
The pyloric sphincter protects the stomach's entry into the duodenum portion of the small intestine.
It opens and shuts to allow partially digested food and stomach fluids to move from the pylorus to the duodenum.

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of parts as they occur in the human alimentary canal ?

(a) Mouth $\to$ Stomach $\to$ Small intestine $\to$ Oesophagus $\to$ Large intestine
(b) Mouth $\to$ Oesophagus $\to$ Stomach $\to$ Large intestine $\to$ Small intestine
(c) Mouth $\to$ Stomach $\to$ Oesophagus $\to$ Small intestine $\to$ Large intestine
(d) Mouth $\to$ Oesophagus $\to$ Stomach $\to$ Small intestine $\to$ Large intestine

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Which is the correct sequence of parts in a human alimentary canal?

(a) $M o u t h \to s t o m a c h \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e \to o e s o p h a g u s \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e$
(b) $M o u t h \to o e s o p h a g u s \to s t o m a c h \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e$
(c) $M o u t h \to s t o m a c h \to o e s o p h a g u s \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e$
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Q. What happens to food in the

(a) stomach
(b) small intestine

Q. Digestive System
Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

	Column I (Sphincter)		Column II (Location)
A.	Sphincter ani Internus	(i)	Opening of hepatopancreatic ampulla into duodenum
B.	Cardiac sphincter	(ii)	Between duodenum and posterior stomach
C.	Sphincter of Oddi	(iii)	Guarding the terminal part of alimentary canal
D.	Ileocaecal sphincter	(iv)	Between oesophagus and anterior stomach
E.	Pyloric sphincter	(v)	Between small intestine and large intestine

Q. Regrading Assertion (A) and Reason (R), select the right option
(A) Cardiac sphincter prevents regurgitation.
(R) It prevents re-entry of food from small intestine to stomach.

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