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The function of stomodaeal valve in the gut of the cock.-roach is to prevent the regurgitation of partially digested food from

A

Mid-gut into crop

B

Preoral cavity

C

Mid-gut into hind-gut

D

None of these

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A
The stomodeal valve is a sphincter muscle present just behind the proventriculus that regulates the flow of food from the gizzard into a midgut and prevent regurgitation of food.”
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