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facilitate their action as a
sphincter.
Functional sphincters do not have this
localised muscle thickening and
achieve their sphincteric action through muscle...
-
acute angle of His and the
lower crura of the
diaphragm also help this
sphincteric action.
About 20,000 protein-coding
genes are
expressed in
human cells...
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Strident vowels (also
called sphincteric vowels) are
strongly pharyngealized vowels accompanied by an (ary)epiglottal trill, with the
larynx being raised...
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urethral sphincter and the
internal urethral sphincter. When
either of
these muscles contracts, the
urethra is
sealed shut. The
external urethral sphincter originates...
-
Sphincter paralysis is
paralysis of one of the body's many
sphincters,
preventing it from
constricting normally. Case
studies have
shown patients may...
- ejaculate. The
external urethral sphincter is a
striated muscle that
allows voluntary control over urination. The
internal sphincter,
formed by the involuntary...
-
Champaneria R,
Kapoor DS,
Latthe PM (October 2016). "Obstetric anal
sphincter injuries after episiotomy:
systematic review and meta-analysis". International...
- The
external anal
sphincter (or
sphincter ani externus) is an oval tube of
skeletal muscle fibers. Distally, it is
adherent to the skin
surrounding the...
- The
sphincter of Oddi (also
hepatopancreatic sphincter or Glisson's
sphincter),
abbreviated as SO, is a
muscular valve that in some animals, including...
- is
located between the
esophagus and the
small intestine. The
pyloric sphincter controls the p****age of
partially digested food (chyme) from the stomach...
