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What is the purpose of the secretion of acid into the lumen of the stomach?
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∙ 11y ago
The acid in the glandular stomach has two main functions. The first is as a microbiologic barrier - most bacteria, viruses and parasites are unable to survive the low pH of the stomach. The second is to start denaturing proteins by breaking apart the tertiary structure bonds and some of the primary structure amino acid bonds.
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∙ 8y agoStomach acid breaks down meat to that it may be further digested.
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Secretion of stomach?
Gastric Acid
What is the purpose of a gastric acid determination?
The purpose of the gastric acid determination is to evaluate gastric function by measuring the amount of acid as suctioned directly from the stomach. The complete gastric acid determination includes the basal gastric secretion test.
A powerful stimulant of acid secretion in the stomach is?
Histamine
What increases acid secretion in the stomach blocked by cimetidine?
Histamine
Do fish have stomach acids?
Fish that have a stomach, generally secrete stomach acid (HCl). However, not all fish have a stomach. For example carp have no stomach and thus no stomach acid secretion.
What hormone stimulates gastric acid?
a polypeptide hormone,
What is a stomach secretion needed for absorption of what vitamin from the small intestine?
Gastric acid
Does a stomach secrete hydrochloric acid?
Yes but in very small quantities. Gastric acid is the secretion produced in the stomach. It is one of the main ditotonic solutions secreted, together with several enzymes and intrinsic factors. Chemically it is an acid solution with a pH of 1 to 2 in the stomach lumen, consisting mainly of hydrochloric acid (HCl) (around 0.5%, or 5000 parts per million), and large quantities of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl).
What stimulate gastric secretion?
Gastric acid secretion is regulated by hormones in the digestive system. This hormone, gastrin is secreted by the lining of the stomach.
What is the acid that stomach secretes?
Gastric acid is secretion produced in the stomach. It is one of the main ditotonic solutions secreted, together with several enzymes and intrinsic factors. Chemically it is an acid solution with a pH of 1 to 2 in the stomach lumen, consisting mainly of hydrochloric acid (HCl) (around 0.5%, or 5000 parts per million), and large quantities of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl).
What helps the digestion systeme absorb calcium?
absorption of calcium is influenced by conditions within the lumen of the small intestine . The acid secretion from the stomach converts the calcium to a salt, which is absorbed primarily in the duodenum
What part s of the digestive system have secretion with a pH of 2?
The stomach, particularly the acid that the stomach makes, typically has a pH of around 1 to 2, the lowest of the digestive system.
