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What is a thick fluid that helps soften and lubricate food in stumich?
The thick fluid that helps soften and lubricate food in the stomach is called gastric juice. It is composed of hydrochloric acid, enzymes, and mucus, which work together to break down food particles and aid in digestion.
Where is food mixed with gastric juice?
Food mixes with gastric juice in the stomach, the only place gastric juice should ever be in the body unless there is gastric reflux or perforation of the stomach.
What are the function of the pepsinogen in gastric juice?
Gastric juice, as known is an acidic juice present in the stomach. Pepsinogen in gastric juice conveys it to convert the pieces of food into a thick paste which then continues on. ^_^
When they reach the stomach mashed up food particles mixed up with?
Gastric juice
Is chyme released by the stomach into the intestines?
chyme is the mixture of gastric juice and the food intake. gastric juice is released by the hormone gastrin into the stomach.
What muscular pouch is food mixed with gastric juice?
stomach
In this muscle pouch food is mixed with gastric juice?
stomach
What are the two ways by which the hydrochloric acid in gastric juice contribute to the digestion of food in the stomach?
describe two ways on how the hydrolic acid in the gastric juice contribute in the chemicaldigestion of food in the stomach
What causes the release of gastric juice during the gastric phase?
Entry of food into the stomach and distension of the stomach
Why is gastric juice acidic?
Yes it is. The proper name for it is Gastric Acid.
The mixture of food and gastric juice that enters the duodenum is called?
Its chyme.
Which is an elastic organ in which food is broken into very small pieces and mixed with gastric juice?
The elastic organ where food is broken into very small pieces and mixed with gastric juice is the stomach. It has muscular walls that contract to churn the food, facilitating digestion. The gastric juice, which contains hydrochloric acid and enzymes, helps break down food further, preparing it for absorption in the intestines.
