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When the stomach makes churning movements what does it produce to aid digestion?
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Is formation of chyme by the stomach an example of mechanical digestion?
No, it is chemical digestion.
What organ liquifies foods by secreting hydrochloric acid?
the stomach produce hydrochloric acid that kills bacteria in our present food we ate and activates protease for digestion to take place.
Most mechanical digestion takes place where?
In the Mouth then the second is the Stomach
Which organ is most important in digestion?
The organ responsible for most of the chemical digestion in the human body is mainly the stomach.
Where does the digestion of chyme occur?
the stomach and the pancreas
What does the churning action of the stomach wall accomplish?
The churning action of the stomach wall accomplishes mechanical digestion. Mechanical digestion begins in the mouth and along with chemical digestion, ends in the small intestine.
Churning of the stomach is an example of what type of digestion?
mechanical
The stomach makes churning movements and produces?
small intestine
What is meant by paristalses?
the digestion movement in stomach like churning is called paristalses
When the stomach makes churning movements what does it produce?
The answer in a single word is chyme. There are gastric juices released in stomach. When food enters stomach, it starts churning(muscular contraction and relaxation). The food mixes with gastric juice to form a semi-solid acidic bulk known as chyme.
What is chyme produced in?
Chyme is the name for the mixture formed by the churning and digestion of food in the stomach.
Breaking down of food by churning in the stomach is an example of digestion?
The breaking down of food for the purpose of nutrition is called, "Digestion".
What are four things that happen in the stomach during digestion?
The four things that happen in the stomach during digestion include churning and mashing. This is done to break the food particles into smaller pieces.
How does the extra layer of smooth muscle found in the stomach correlate with the stomachs churning movements?
oblique muscularis
Where are all the places mechanical digestion takes?
Mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth (chewing) and the stomach swishing stuff around (peristalsis) and more churning the small intestine (segmentation)
What is process that breaks food into smaller pieces by chewing and the churning action of muscles in the stomach and small intestine?
That process is called the Digestion Process.
Why is it necessary for the stomach to produce acid?
The stomach produces hydrochloric acid to aid digestion.
