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Is mixing food with gastric juices have anything to do with the stomach?
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What is a primary mixing or churning organ?
The primary mixing or churning organ in the human body is the stomach. It is responsible for breaking down food into smaller particles and mixing it with gastric juices to form a semi-solid mixture called chyme. The muscle contractions in the stomach wall help to churn and mix the food, aiding in digestion.
What organ of the digestive system churns the food mixing it with gastric juices?
Small intestine
What does the mouth and stomach do in mechanical digestion?
The mouth and stomach both play parts in the digestive system ;also in chemical and physical digestion.In chemical digestion, in the mouth the saliva is mixed with enzymes which breaks down food into bolus and in the stomach acids break down the food turning it into chyme.In Physical digestion in the mouth the teeth tears the food and the stomach churns it.
How do you get Apricot by mixing cake icing?
add fLAVOURING OR THE NATURAL JUICES
Why are fruit juices considered mixtures?
Fruit Juices are considered mixtures because when mixing two or more juices no chemical reactions take place, so they can not be called compounds etc.
Describe the lining of a pig stomach?
The lining of a pig stomach has multiple folds called rugae. These folds churn and mix the food with the digestive juices. They also allow the stomach to stretch without rupturing the lining.
Does it take 7 seconds for food to reach the stomach from the mouth?
The simple answer to this is "NO". After a meal depending on the type of meal( whether carbohydrate, fats or protein) the stomach undergoes a process of churning and mixing of the food with digestive juices. This enables easy absorption. 6 seconds is however too. Short for this process to occur. It takes approximately 2 hours for gastric emptying. Carbohydrate meals leaves faster than fatty meals which leaves faster than protein-rich meals.
What process is rerouted in a stomach operation?
The stomach begins the process of digestion by mixing and turning food.
What part of the stomach functions as a mixing chamber for food and secretions?
the body of the stomach
Organ that makes juices to aid in the initial mixing with food and breaking it down into particles?
salivary glands
What is role of stomach during digestion?
The stomach serves too major roles in digestion. It is a place where chemical digestion takes place with stomach acid helping to break down food. It is also a place where mechanical digestion takes place. The stomach muscles expand and contract to crush and grind food.
Does the small intestine have mechanical or chemical digestion?
Yes, in part. Chemical digestion occurs in the mouth (saliva), stomach (gastric acid) and small intestine. The nutrients are mostly absorbed in the walls (lining) of the small intestine.
