Question

5. (05.02 Honors MC) A student experiences a burning feeling in his chest shortly after eating a meal. Which of the following could cause this symptom? (2 points) Hydrochloric acid from the stomach is escaping through the cardiac sphincter into the esophagus. Hydrochloric acid from the stomach is escaping through the pyloric sphincter into the small intestine. Bile from the gallbladder is escaping through the pyloric sphincter into the stomach. Bile from the gallbladder is escaping through the cardiac sphincter into the esophagus.

Answer 1

Hydrochloric acid from the stomach is escaping through the cardiac sphincter into the esophagus.