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the inside looks a pale pink and the mucus covering looks egg white
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe walls of your stomach.
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Why does the absorption of nutrients occur in the small intestine and not the stomach?
the walls of the stomach is alkaline and the food contain in the stomach is acidic.. it will not accept the nutrients to enter inside the stomach walls. the small intestine having villa in the walls and it ll absorb the nutrients in the food.
What is the movement of the stomach walls?
The movement of the walls of the stomach is accomplished by a group of smooth muscle that undergoes what is called peristaltic action.
Proteins are digested in the stomach. the stomch walls consist of proteins.but the stomch wall is not digested. why?
because of the mucus like substance on the stomach walls.
What hormone makes your stomach grumble?
Hormones do not have anything to do with a grumbling stomach. The stomach walls are lined with muscle that contracts and expands all on it's own. Any food and liquids in the stomach cause grumbling noises as the stomach walls expand and contract.
What prevents pepsin from destroying the cell walls in the stomach?
Pepsin is secreted as pepsinogen. Pepsinogen cannot eat the walls of the stomach. Now, pepsin is formed when pepsinogen binds to the hydrochloric acid (HCl) in the stomach. Once they are binded pepsin is formed. The second reason on why the stomach doesn't eat it's self is because of the alkaline mucus that suround the walls of the stomach.
What rains down the pink walls of your stomach?
Water
What is the sore on the inner walls of the stomach called?
an ulcer
What is acid-reflux and how does it feel?
Acid reflux is when stomach acids rise into the esophagus and burn the walls. The stomach can bear the harsh acids because the stomach is lined with walls that protect the other organs. Some people get ulcers which are holes in the stomach's lining (very painful) :( If the stomach acids make their way too far to the top of the esophagus the walls of the esophagus are burned because they do not have protective lining walls mostly because acid is not meant to be there! :) hope this helped
What are three examples of a invoulentary muscle?
cardiac muscle walls of the stomach and intestines walls of blood vessels
Is a esophagus a hollow bag with muscular walls?
No, that's the stomach. The esophagus is a hollow tube with muscular walls.
What do chemicals in the stomach do?
the chemicals in the stomach are there to break down the food that enters, there are certain chemicals that stop the acid in the stomach burning the stomach walls and infecting your body.
What lines the walls of the stomach to prevent hydrochloric acid from damaging tissues?
mucus protects your stomach from the acid
