What function does mucus have on the gastrointestinal tract?

Answer 1

In the stomach, the stomach acid is there to digest protein. Your stomach, as is mucus, is made of protein. So, your stomach produces mucus to sacrifice instead of the stomach muscle/protein. The mucus is continually being digested by the acid, but it is also continuously being produced at the same rate as its digestion.

The mucus also protects the inner lining of the digestive system against abrasive objects you may have eaten.

Lubrication? Need I say more than that mucus is slippery so the food slides more easily.

Answer 2

Mucus helps by lining the digestive tract. This creates a barrier that prevents infection, protects against acid in the stomach, and moistens food, making it easier to swallow. Mucus helps by lining the digestive tract. This creates a barrier that prevents infection, protects against acid in the stomach, and moistens food, making it easier to swallow. Mucus helps bylining the digestive tract. This creates a barrier that prevents infection, protects against acid in the stomach, and moistens food, making it easier to swallow.

Answer 3

Mucus entraps microorganisms, and so helps protect the reproductive, digestive, respiratory and urinary systems. An enzyme in mucus called lysozyme kills bacteria - you find lysozyme in tears and saliva too. In the stomach the hydrochloric acid in gastric juice also kills bacteria.

Other general defenses include the cilia that move the mucus in our breathing system up to the pharynx where it is swallowed, mutualistic bacteria in our large intestine and the acidic environment of the vagina.

Answer 4

Mucus protects your body because when you sneeze the bacteria is caried in your mucus..So when you have a cold, the mucus helps you get rid of bacteria

Answer 5

in the gut mucus smooths the passage of food and keeps potentially damaging digestive enzymes away from the gut linning

Answer 6

Mucus lines the stomach and prevents your stomach acid from eating away at your stomach, essentially digesting itself.

Answer 7

Mucus entraps microorganisms

Answer 8

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