Question

the purpose of the uvula is to help prevent food from entering the windpipe when swallowing. 1) true 2) false question 5 (2.5 points) the structure that regulates the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum is called the ______ sphincter. cardiac pyloric anal duodenal

Explanation:

The uvula helps prevent food from entering the nasal cavity during swallowing, not the wind - pipe. The structure that regulates the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum is the pyloric sphincter. The cardiac sphincter is at the entrance of the stomach, the anal sphincter is at the end of the digestive tract, and there is no duodenal sphincter in this context.

Answer:

1. False
2. B. pyloric