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- It aids in digestion
- It protect us from some microbes that are pathogens. Some disease causing microbes are present in contaminated or food that are not properly treated. The acid pH of the stomach kills those microbes and protect us from disease.
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What are two reasons why the hydrochloric acid in your digestive juice not harm your stomach?
i don't know two but one is that the stomach mucus protects it from eating itself BTW stomach mucus is remade every 2 weeks
What two reasons why doesn't hydrochloric acid damage the stomach?
1. There is a mucus layer that coats the stomach 2. there is a layer of tissue, that works as a natural plastic bag that the acid cant break through
What are the two acid in the stomach?
The gastric acid that is secreted into the stomach is primarily composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl).
What are the two ways by which the hydrochloric acid in gastric juice contribute to the digestion of food in the stomach?
describe two ways on how the hydrolic acid in the gastric juice contribute in the chemicaldigestion of food in the stomach
What do you call the two chemicals that react together in antacid tablets?
Calcium Hydroxide (Alkali in the stomach) and Gastric Acid (in the stomach)
What are two chemicals involved in digestion and what do they do and where are they found?
Hydrochloric acid in the stomach
How does tablet work?
There is two types of acidity in the world Bases and Acids when you stomach has heartburn or hurts that is because the stomach is too Acid and when you apply a base to a acid the neutralize out and cancel each other. This is how stomach tablets work they basically neutralize the acid in your stomach to stop the pain. Hope This Helped :]
How do indigestion tablets work best?
It works by neutralising the hydrochloric acid (HCl) from the stomach, because it is not normal to have a surplus of acid in your stomach. This is a chemical reaction of neutralization for the control of pH. The indigestion tablet has alkaline in them.
What is the purpose of the secretion of acid into the lumen of the stomach?
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.
Can gum stay in your stomach for 7 years?
No your stomach acid would have got rid of it a day or two you cant have that in you for that long because you would form a eatting disorder.
What are reasons for performing a gastrostomy?
A gastrostomy is a procedure whereby a tube is inserted through the wall of the abdomen and into the stomach. Two reasons for performing a gastrostomy are for feeding or drainage.
What function does the stomach serve in digestion?
stomach plays an important role in digestion of food. it churns the food and releases hydrochloric acid along with other gastric juices, with helps in making the food to a from, due to which nutients and energy of the food can be absorbed in the small intestine.
