stackyFACTSAt the exit of your stomach sits a remarkably stubborn muscular ring. It meticulously guards the entrance to the lower tract, refusing entry to any matter that hasn't been completely pulverized into an acceptable, microscopic paste.
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You actually have zero direct authority over the primary exit gate. An internal, entirely autonomous ring of muscle decides on its own when to open,…
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The very first segment of the lower tract acts as a highly volatile chemical mixing chamber. It takes the aggressively toxic output from above and…
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Operating strictly from the shadows, this oddly shaped gland cowers completely behind your main digestive vat. Despite its shy placement, it aggressively…
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Your heart is completely innocent in this fiery internal dispute. The pain of heartburn actually comes from the lower esophageal sphincter failing at its one…
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Without this extremely clingy fan-shaped sheet, your intestinal coils would literally just slump into a tangled mess at the bottom of your pelvis. It strictly…
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You do not consciously control the most important dam in your urinary system. The internal sphincter is an automated muscular ring at the base of the bladder…
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