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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.
(A) Cardiac sphincter prevents regurgitation.
(R) It prevents re-entry of food from small intestine to stomach.
Answer: Option C
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C
A sphincter is a circular muscle that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage . The lower oesophageal sphincter (or cardiac sphincter), which resides at the top of the stomach. This sphincter prevents the acidic contents of the stomach from moving upward into the oesophagus.
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A sphincter is a circular muscle that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage . The lower oesophageal sphincter (or cardiac sphincter), which resides at the top of the stomach. This sphincter prevents the acidic contents of the stomach from moving upward into the oesophagus.
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