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It contains a gastric juice that is made of strong acid, digestive enzymes, and mucus.
- gastric fluid-protein digesting fluid sereed by glands found in the stomach wall.
- pepsin-activated by HCI; breaks down proteins into short chains of amino acids.
- hydrochloric acid-helpspepsin:
a. Activates pepsin
b. Kills bacteria
c. Dissolves minerals
- Mucus-protects stomach wall from being digested.
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∙ 13y agogastric juices are composed of pepsin, rennin, hydrochloric acid, and mucus.
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What is the approximate pH of gastric fluid?
The approximate pH of gastric fluid is around 2.5pH to 3.5pH
Which has the lowest pH of pure water concentrated sugar solution concentrated sodium hydroxide solution or gastric fluid?
Gastric fluid
What has the following has the lowest pH pure water concentrated sugar solution concentrated sodium hydroxide solution gastric fluid?
This is the solution of gastric fluid.
What is acid chyme?
Acid chyme is a fluid mixture of food and gastric juices.
Which body fluid has the highest pH?
Your gastric fluid is a 1 on the pH scale, being extremely acidic, blood and tears are about a 7 .
What is the approximate pH of gastric fluid?
The approximate pH of gastric fluid is around 2.5pH to 3.5pH
What acid is present in gastric fluid and in what concentration?
Gastric fluid is about 0.1 molar hydrochloric acid (0.1M HCl).
Which has the lowest pH of pure water concentrated sugar solution concentrated sodium hydroxide solution or gastric fluid?
Gastric fluid
Is Gastric Fluid an acid or base?
Acid
What has the following has the lowest pH pure water concentrated sugar solution concentrated sodium hydroxide solution gastric fluid?
This is the solution of gastric fluid.
What is acid chyme?
Acid chyme is a fluid mixture of food and gastric juices.
What is the enzyme in gastric fluid which coagulates casein?
Rennin
What is an acidic enzyme-rich digestive fluid?
Gastric Juice
Digestive fluid formed by stomach mucosa?
Gastric Juice
What is the relationship between and ulcer and gastric fluid?
An ulcer can develop when the mucous coating of the stomach breaks down, allowing the enzymes contained in gastric fluid to eat through the stomach lining.
Is saliva a gastric fluid?
Saliva originates in the Mouth, but it certainly does, soon after ingestion-by-swallowing, become part of the gastric fluids.
What fluid makes up most of a cell?
Water
