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Why is it necessary for the stomach to produce acid?

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Updated: 8/16/2019

The stomach produces hydrochloric acid to aid digestion.

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What does the stomach produce to help digest food?

The stomach produces an acid to help digest food.


What does a stomach produce to help digest food?

stomach acid


Can alcohol cause the stomach to produce excess stomach acid?

yes.


What does the stomach wall produce?

hydrocloric acid


What protects the stomach lining from its acid environment?

Your stomach has a mucus lining that protects it from the acid. Cells located in your stomach produce this lining.


What structure is an acid necessary for enzyme action?

stomach


Are gastric glands in your stomach?

Yes. They produce acid.


Does the stomach produce a fluid that neutralizes acid in the chyme?

no


Why do i have a Stomach ache after eating spicy foods?

When you eat spicy foods, they often produce a lot of stomach acid. Stomach acid can give you a stomach ache.


How many milliliters of acid does your stomach produce?

.2 ml


The parietal cells in this organ produce hydrochloric acid?

stomach


What acid does the stomach produce?

The stomach produces hydrochloric acid, which helps in the digestion of food by breaking down proteins and killing harmful bacteria.

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