Assertion: ileocecal valve | /r/CapableOf | act as a one way valve
Facets:
value: to allow
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: It acts as a one way valve to allow food wastes to flow from the small intestines into the colon, but prevents waste in the colon from leaking into the small intestines.
text: It acts as a one way valve to allow food wastes to flow from the small intestines into the first part of the colon, the cecum, but prevents waste in the colon from leaking back into the small intestine.