Assertion: pyloric sphincter | /r/CapableOf | pass into the duodenum
Facets:
value: for absorption of nutrients
type: PURPOSE
value: from the stomach
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: As each peristaltic wave reaches the pylorus, the pyloric sphincter briefly opens to permit a small mass of chyme to pass into the duodenum.
text: The pyloric sphincter opens to allow partially digested food (chyme) to pass from the stomach into the duodenum for further digestion and absorption of nutrients into the body.