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What are stomach uterus and bladder are lined with what?
Smooth muscles
Why is the stomach lined with mucous?
Your stomach acid is made up of enzymes which have the ability to digest flesh. If your stomach didn't continuously produce mucous to line itself, the acid would digest it and all other organs underneath it (assuming your standing upright).
What organ has a lining of mucus protecting it?
The stomach has a lining of protective mucus.
What would happen to your stumach without mucus?
Without mucus in your stomach, the acidic gastric juices could damage the delicate lining of your stomach, leading to ulcers or other forms of gastrointestinal irritation. Mucus acts as a protective barrier, preventing these digestive juices from harming the stomach lining.
What protects the lining of the small intestine from the acid that enters this area from the stomach?
The lining of the small intestine is protected from stomach acid by a mucus layer that coats and lubricates the surface. Additionally, the small intestine secretes bicarbonate to help neutralize any acid that enters from the stomach. The rapid turnover of epithelial cells in the intestine also helps to repair and replace damaged cells.
What is lined with mucus secreting cells called?
stomach
What is lined with mucus-secreting called the mucosa?
stomach
What is the inside of your Stomach. lined with?
Mucus to be less specific
What does the inner linning of the stomach secrete?
it lined with mucus to help digest the food chemically and to keep the stomach from acid
When you eat a bit of food what make it get down to the stomach?
its mucus lined in the esophagus and also slip by salive
What are stomach uterus and bladder are lined with what?
Smooth muscles
Why is it bad to drink hydrochloric acid if your stomach has hydrochloric acid?
Because your stomach is well lined with mucus producing cells that line the stomach with mucus that keep HCl from digesting the stomach it has been secreted into. When you vomit the mucus come up with the acid to protect, to a degree, you esophagus and mouth. Hydrochloric acid ingested would burn tour mouth and esophagus on the way to your stomach.
Why doesnt meat tenderizer or pineapple juice break down the cells in your stomach?
They do (as do stomach acids {even faster & better}), but slowly as the stomach is lined (coated) with mucus, which "prevents" physical contact.
How does the stomach prevent digesting itself?
The role that cells play in keeping the stomach from digesting itself is in the production of a thick, greasy mucus so that the stomach wall remains intact. This thick mucus is called glycoprotein.
Why doesn't stomach damage the hydrochloric acid?
The stomach has a protective lining made of mucus that shields it from the corrosive effects of hydrochloric acid. Additionally, the cells in the stomach wall are specially adapted to endure exposure to acid. This allows the stomach to effectively break down food without damaging itself.
Why is the stomach lined with mucous?
Your stomach acid is made up of enzymes which have the ability to digest flesh. If your stomach didn't continuously produce mucous to line itself, the acid would digest it and all other organs underneath it (assuming your standing upright).
What makes mucus in the stomach?
Jack Dombrowski makes mucus in the stomach
