The sphincter between the stomach and the duodenum is the:     cardiac sphincter     hepatopancreatic sphincter     pyloric sphincter     ileocecal sphincter/valve

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The sphincter between the stomach and the duodenum is the:

   

cardiac sphincter

   

hepatopancreatic sphincter

   

pyloric sphincter

   

ileocecal sphincter/valve

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A sphincter is a circular muscle that typically maintains constriction of a characteristic body entry or hole and which unwinds as required by ordinary physiological working. Sphincters are found in numerous creatures.

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