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Which of the following valves is between the stomach and the small intestine?
Suggested Answer: A
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The valve between the stomach and the small intestine is the pyloric valve also known as the pylorus or pyloric sphincter.
30 comments · newest first
MY
Myra
18 days ago
Same here! Pyloric valve is key.
FR
Freeman
23 days ago
I hope I remember it during the exam.
DE
Desire
28 days ago
It feels good to know this one.
SH
Shaunna
1 month ago
Exactly! Pyloric is the right choice.
MY
Myra
1 month ago
C) Ileocecal is for the large intestine, right?
FR
Freeman
1 month ago
Definitely not B) Mitral. That's for the heart.
DE
Desire
2 months ago
Yeah, I agree. It controls food flow.
SH
Shaunna
2 months ago
I think it's A) Pyloric.
LO
Louis
2 months ago
Definitely not B or D. Those are heart and ear valves.
AN
Annamaria
2 months ago
I was unsure, but A makes sense.
AL
Alaine
2 months ago
Yeah, I agree. It controls food flow.
LA
Latrice
2 months ago
I think it's A) Pyloric.
MI
Mireya
3 months ago
Definitely not B or D. They’re for different areas.
CO
Colette
3 months ago
I was unsure, but A makes sense.
PR
Precious
3 months ago
Yeah, I agree! It controls food flow.
RO
Rosendo
3 months ago
I think it's A) Pyloric.
AS
Ashleigh
3 months ago
Really? I always mix those up, not sure about this one.
OZ
Ozell
4 months ago
100% agree, pyloric is the right answer!
ST
Stephane
5 months ago
Wait, isn't the mitral valve in the heart?
RI
Rickie
5 months ago
I thought it was the ileocecal valve?
EA
Earleen
5 months ago
It's definitely the pyloric valve!
RA
Raymon
6 months ago
Yeah, I learned that in class too, pyloric all the way!
TA
Tabetha
6 months ago
Wait, Eustachian? Isn't that for the ear?
JA
Jade
6 months ago
Pyloric is correct, no doubt about it!
AL
Alpha
6 months ago
I thought it was the ileocecal valve?
MA
Maryanne
6 months ago
It's definitely the pyloric valve!
VE
Veda
6 months ago
The ileocecal valve is definitely in the intestines, but I think the pyloric valve is the one we want here.
LE
Lelia
7 months ago
I keep mixing up the mitral and pyloric valves. Are they both related to digestion?
MA
Marla
7 months ago
I remember practicing a question about digestive valves, and I think the pyloric was the right answer there too.
JO
Johnetta
7 months ago
I think the valve between the stomach and small intestine is the pyloric valve, but I’m not completely sure.