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The basic answer is it helps to begin the breakdown of food and start the digestive process (which actually starts with the saliva in your mouth when you take a bite of food)

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What is combined with enzymes and water to form gastric juices?

Hydrochloric acid is combined with enzymes and water in the stomach to form gastric juices. These gastric juices help break down food into smaller molecules for digestion and nutrient absorption.


What acids are in gastric juices?

Hydrochloric acid is found in gastric juices. With the high acidic levels of hydrochloric acid, it creates a harsh environment and helps to kill off most of the bacteria living in the stomach.


What combined with the enzymes and water to form gastric juices?

hydrochloric acid


Why do you have hydrochloric acid in your body?

It is in your gastric juices; found in the stomach. Which aid digestion


What part of gastric juices in the stomach kills bacteria and germs?

Hydrochloric Acid


What gastric juice contains?

The stomach contains gastric juices for chemical digestion.


What liquid breaks down food in your stomach?

the acid involved in the breakdown of food in the stomach is Hydrochloric Acid (HCl)


What part of the digestive system secretes digestive juices?

Well, the stomach secretes gastric juices, a mixture of HydroChloric Acid and Pepsic.


Is vinegar more acidic than the gastric juices from inside your stomach?

No. Vinegar contains acetic acid, a weak organic acid. The gastric juices in you stomach contain hydrochloric acid, which is a strong acid.


What is the liquid form of food in the stomach called?

The fluids in the stomach are called "Hydrochloric acid." gastric juice. its composition includes HCl, enzymes etc


What does the digestive system produce?

The digestive system creates alot of juices. like Gastric juices, digestive juices in the schmach such as hydrochloric acid. Also Insulin, Enzymes, Saliva, and Bile.


What is combined with enzymes and water to form gastric jucies?

Food is combined with enzymes and water in the stomach to form gastric juices. These gastric juices help break down the food into smaller particles that can be absorbed by the body for energy and nutrients.