Assertion: pyloric sphincter | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: in vertebrate digestive tracts
type: LOCATION
value: in controlling the rate of digestion
type: PURPOSE
value: in controlling the passage of food
type: TEMPORAL
value: in digestion
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It plays an important role in digestion, where it acts as a valve to controls the flow of partially digested food from the stomach to the small intestine.
text: The pyloric sphincter plays important roles in controlling the rate of digestion and the direction of chyme movement in the gastrointestinal tract.
text: In vertebrate digestive tracts, pyloric sphincters play an important role in controlling the passage of food from stomach to intestine.