The pyloric sphincter prevents the regurgitation of chyme from the duodenum into the stomach. It also controls the flow of chyme into the intestine, which provides the intestines with a manageable volume of chyme from which to absorb nutrients.
Pittsburgh star James Conner diagnosed with cancer. Conner says he has Hodgkin lymphoma, but he vows to play again.
Walker-Warburg congenital muscular dystrophy. MedGen UID: 67020, Concept ID: C0242960, Organism Attribute. Source: HPO. The production of the same or similar phenotypes (observed biochemical, physiological, and morphological characteristics of a person determined by his/her genotype) by different genetic mechanisms.