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Flag of convenience
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Archaeopteryx
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Magnetosome
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Peridotite
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Blood cells
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Global selective value
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Glass
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In vivo
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Complete metamorphosis
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Diffraction grating
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Lapilli
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Wood
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Concavenator corcovatus
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Phenicol
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Laparotomy
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Listeria
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Zooplankton
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Authorisation certificate
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Main cryogenic stage
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Polylactic acid
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Till
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Diastereoisomer
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Earth electrode
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Geophyte
Cardia
The cardia of the stomach is the opening forming the junction between the oesophagus and the stomach.
Function of the cardia
The cardia forms a fold which acts as a functional sphincter, preventing foods rising back from the stomach into the oesophagus. Malfunction of the cardia occasionally causes gastro-oesophageal reflux problems.
The function of the gastric cardia is to prevent reflux into the oesophagus. © mitopencourseware, Flickr, CC by-nc-sa 2.0
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