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What is the difference about the muscularis layer of the stomach compared to the rest of the alimentary canal?
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How is the muscularis externa of the stomach modified?
Under the submucosa, the muscularis externa in the stomach differs from that of other GI organs in that it has three layers of smooth muscle instead of two.
Which part of the alimentary canal is the most acidic?
The stomach
What is an animal gut?
The alimentary canal or part of the alimentary canal usually the intestines and the stomach.
How does the muscularis externa of the stomach relate to the function?
The third layer, the obliquely oriented layer, of smooth muscle in its muscularis externa allows the stomach to churn, mix, and pummel the food, physically reducing it into smaller pieces.
In the stomach and small intestine the mucosa consists of?
epithelium,lamina,muscularis mucosae
How many muscle layers does the stomach have?
There are actually FOUR layers of muscle in the stomach. For an effective explanation you need to find a sectional view of the stomach. 1) the muscularis mucosae - a very thin layer of smooth muscle that functions in altering the surface area of the stomach by moving the villi back and forth. 2) Muscularis Externa - there are THREE layers of this muscle in the stomach (compared to only 2 layers in the small intestine.)The following are ordered from innermost layer to outermost layer. >innermost oblique >middle circular >outer longitudinal Happy studying!
What are the esophagus stomach and intestines part of?
The alimentary canal.
Where in the alimentary canal is hydrochloric acid found?
stomach.
Where does food move by peristalsis?
In alimentary canal from throat to stomach.
What is the path of a bolus of food through the alimentary canal?
stomach
After the stomach, which comes next in the alimentary canal?
Small intestine
How does the extra layer of smooth muscle found in the stomach correlate with the stomachs churning movements?
oblique muscularis
