Pylorus - Wikipedia The pylorus is the furthest part of the stomach that connects to the duodenum It is divided into two parts, the antrum, which connects to the body of the stomach, and the pyloric canal, which connects to the duodenum
Pyloric stenosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic The passage between the stomach and small intestine is called the pylorus The valve that controls the opening may be called the pyloric muscle, pyloric sphincter or pyloric valve
Pyloric Stenosis - Johns Hopkins Medicine Normally, food passes easily from the stomach into the duodenum through a valve called the pylorus In pyloric stenosis, the muscles of the pylorus are abnormally thickened, which prevents the stomach from emptying into the small intestine, and food backs up into the esophagus
Pylorus - Structure, Function Location The pylorus is the distal part of the stomach that connects to the duodenum It acts as a regulated gateway for chyme—the partially digested food—to enter the small intestine
Definition of pylorus - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms pylorus (py-LOR-us) The part of the stomach that connects to the duodenum (first part of the small intestine) The pylorus is a valve that opens and closes during digestion This allows partly digested food and other stomach contents to pass from the stomach to the small intestine