Pyloric sphincter
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Facts
- Pyloric sphincter is a true anatomic sphincter, formed by a distinct thickening of the circular fibres of the muscularis externa.
- The pyloric sphincter is located at the entrance to the small intestine from the stomach.
- Pyloric sphincter is involved in the control of gastric emptying.
- Pyloric sphincter the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum.
