Multiple Choice
Grinding of food and retropulsion are possible because
A) The stomach muscles increase in thickness orad to caudad
B) A minor wave of contraction first contracts the pyloric sphincter
C) The enterogastric inhibitor reflex slows gastric emptying
D) The vagus nerves stimulate contraction of the pyloric sphincter
E) Acid in the stomach promotes contraction
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