A sphincter muscle is
composed of a circular band of muscles fibers situated at the internal or
external openings of a canal, or at the mouth of an orifice, tightly closing it
when contracted. Examples include the cardiac and pyloric sphincters at the
openings of the stomach, the ileo-colic sphincter or valve, the internal and
external sphincters of the anus and urethra.
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