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How does gastric juices act on food in the stomach?
Gastric juices are used to digest food. Enzymes contained in gastric juice, such pepsin, in an acid environment of the stomach. Acid is needed to activate protease, an enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids so they can be absorbed by the stomach and taken to the liver. Thus, food will be more easily absorbed into the body.
What are the similarities and differences between parietal cells and chief cells in the wall of the stomach?
both cell produce gastric juice to digest the food
What gland is found in the mucosa of the small intestine and produces intestinal juice?
The gastric glands produce intestinal juice. Gastric glands are found in the mucosa of the small intestine, where it pours these juices into the small intestines to dissolve fibrin and emulsify fats.
Does gastric juice dissolve CaCO3 in shrimp shell?
Calcium carbonate is soluble in hydrochloric acid. But is difficult to dissolve in stomach a big piece of a shell.
What are the hormones in the digestive tract?
saliva is secreted in the mouth contains salivary amylase and lysozyme in the stomach the gastric glands secrete gastric juice-pepsin ,renin ,and ,lipase in the small intestine the pancreatic juice -( trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen,procarboxypeptidases amylases, lipases, and nucleases )is secretedthe goblet cells sectrete mucus and the intestinal juice (succus entericus )
Where producing gastric juice?
Gastric juice is produced in the stomach. Gastric juice is produced in the Gastric glands.
Why doesnt gastric juice digest inside of the stomach?
because the inside of our stomach is protected by a mucosal layer that prevents its own digestion. Now, it doesn't mean that the inside of the stomach can never be damaged by the gastric juice. An ulcer occurs when this layer of mucus has been destroyed by the acidity of the gastric juice (with the help of certain bacterial infections in the stomach).
Why isn't the stomach affected by the gastric juice?
there is a lining of mucus around the entire stomach that prevents the gastric acid (gastric juice) from penetrating the stomach walls
Where is food mixed with gastric juice?
Food mixes with gastric juice in the stomach, the only place gastric juice should ever be in the body unless there is gastric reflux or perforation of the stomach.
Is gastric acid the secretions in the gastric juice produced by the stomach?
Gastric acid is part of the "juices" produced by the stomach.
Is chyme released by the stomach into the intestines?
chyme is the mixture of gastric juice and the food intake. gastric juice is released by the hormone gastrin into the stomach.
How is gastric juice formed?
There are HCl located within your stomach that forms the gastric juice.
Why is gastric juice acidic?
Yes it is. The proper name for it is Gastric Acid.
What are the function of the pepsinogen in gastric juice?
Gastric juice, as known is an acidic juice present in the stomach. Pepsinogen in gastric juice conveys it to convert the pieces of food into a thick paste which then continues on. ^_^
What causes the release of gastric juice during the gastric phase?
Entry of food into the stomach and distension of the stomach
What is the composition of gastric juice present in the stomach?
Acidic
What enzyme is produces by the stomach?
gastric juice
