name the sphincters of the gastrointestinal tract in order
The six different sphincters in the digestive system are the upper esophageal sphincter (UES), the cardiac sphincter, the pyloric sphincter, the ileocecal sphincter and the involuntary and voluntary anal sphincters.s food progresses through the body, it moves through the different sphincters in the digestive system. In total, there are six sphincters in the digestive system, which have the general role of controlling the direction and movement of material.