Throughout the Digestive Tube Are a Number of Sphincters

question 85

Multiple Choice

Throughout the digestive tube are a number of sphincters.The first sphincter encountered by food being digested is between the ___ and the ___.

• A) esophagus --stomach
• B) pharynx--esophagus
• C) stomach--small intestine
• D) small intestine--large intestine
• E) colon--rectum

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Definitions:

Echoic Memory

A subcategory of sensory memory that specifically stores auditory information, allowing sounds to be retained for brief periods following the cessation of auditory stimuli.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, it allows the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in the mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Explicit Memory

Memory that involves conscious recollection of previous experiences and information.