In a well-functioning alimentary tract,stomach contents do not "back wash" into the esophagus because the pyloric sphincter prevents foodstuff from seeping back into the esophagus.
A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.
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