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The stomach is involved in the initial absorption of nutrients from ingested food. The mouth and teeth break food into smaller pieces which aids digestion by increasing the surface area to volume ratio, but the the actual break down of food into something accessible for absorption takes place in the stomach where gastric acids and enzymes act on the food. The stomach lining secretes the gastric acid (mainly hydrochloric acid) which both hydrolyzes simple compounds and activates the peptic enzymes into their active forms.
Large proteins are broken into smaller proteins.
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∙ 12y agoFood enters the stomach from the oesophagus/gullet through a ring of muscle called a sphincter. Acid and protease (an enzyme) are then secreted into the stomach to start protein digestion. The muscular wall of the stomach also moves to cause the food to become a liquid called chyme (this is pronounced as kime).
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What will happen if your stomach is empty?
you get hungry
What else happens in the stomach besides digestion and childbirth?
childbirth does not happen in the stomach.
What will happen to bacteria that enter stomach together with the food?
the bacteria is killed by the acid in the stomach.
Where do the most stomac problems happen?
In the stomach.
Where does the majority of protein digestion happen?
Protein mostly gets digested in the stomach, in the stomach is where all the nutrients get sifted like out.
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What will happen to the urinary system if the stomach malfunctions?
it will mulfunction. :D
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The four things that happen in the stomach during digestion include churning and mashing. This is done to break the food particles into smaller pieces.
What happens if the fetus stomach is in the middle instead of the left side?
what will happen if the fetus stomach is in the middle instead of the left side?
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it depends it might happen when you are nervous and it might happen when someone you have a crush on is around you
