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The stomach deals with hydrochloric acid, this is acorrosive material and unless the body and stomach are protected from it death will be the result. Moving from the inside out. It is made up of five layers. First the mucosa layer, within this acid resistant layer stomach acid and digestive juices are produced. Next is the submucosa. This is in turn surrounded by the muscularis, a layer of muscle that moves and mixes the stomach contents. Then another two layers, the subserosa and the serosa, these are the outer layers of the stomach. Some times after eating or certain things the inner layers are penetrated, if this keep on happening it can lead to ulcers which if left untreated can be fatal.
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What organ produces a mucoid barrier to prevent self-digestion?
The stomach contains mucous neck cells that make mucous to coat the epithelial cells lining the stomach. Without the mucous, the acidity and pepsin in the stomach would break down the lining of the stomach and create ulcers.
How is self-digestion of the stomach and small intestine prevented?
Thick layer of mucous your stomach and intestines create hourly.
Why enzyme pepsin works only in the stomach?
Protein digestion occurs in stomach only because it is safe for the body, as stomach has mucous secretions which prevents self digestion of stomach muscles by PEPSIN (enzyme for protein digestion) :)
Where does the protein digestion start?
the digestion of proteins begin in the stomach.
What is food like after digestion in the stomach?
Food becomes semisolid after digestion in stomach.
Where does the most digestion in the stomach occur?
Most nutrient digestion occurs in the stomach
What is the two organs where digestion take place?
two organs where digestion occur are stomach and small intestine
Stomach is location for digestion of what?
Digestion of food
Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?
what is responsible for chemical digestion in earthworms
What is after the esophagus in the digestion?
stomach
The stomach helps with?
digestion
The acid that aids digestion in the stomach is?
Enzymes, they are responsible in chemical digestion.
