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How come the acids don't burn holes in your stomach?
It doesn't burn holes in your stomach because we all have a lining in our very own stomach.
What acids can you find in your stomach?
The stomach has 45 different acids
What acids are in stomach acid?
Hydrochloric acids are in stomach. Hydrochloric acid: HCl
What is the main function of the stomach in digestive system?
Food is passed through the esophagus before it reaches the stomach. Mainly, the stomach simply acts as storage. The average stomach can expand to hold approx. 1/2 gallon of food. The stomach contains acids that are strong enough to dissolve most metals, to aid in cleaning bacteria. The acids also help denature the proteins in food. The stomach secretes mucus so that it will not be harmed by its own acids. After being in the stomach, the food is passed to the small intestine to absorb nutrients.
What does mucus do in the stomach?
The mucus lining in the stomach is actually a protection barrier between the stomach and it's own acids. A new layer of mucus is created bi-weekly so that the acids in the stomach don't burn through the stomach and eventually the entire body.
Is digestion different in dogs?
Stomach acids vary but it is identical to most mammals. Chewing, stomach acids and through the intestines.
Can stomach acids cause colitis?
No the stomach acid does not cause colitis.
Do acids in your stomach kill tapeworms?
No, stomach acids do not kill tapeworms. Tapeworms are adapted to the environment of the alimentary canal; if they were not, there would be no tapeworms.
Will acids in your stomach cause infectious diseases?
it can if you're an alcoholic because the alcohol can rupture you're stomach therefore letting your stomach acids will get in the rupture and cause a infectious disease
What is it called when your stomach digests itself?
Autodigestion refers to the process where the stomach lining is damaged by its own digestive acids and enzymes, leading to inflammation or ulcers. This can occur due to a disruption in the stomach's protective mucosal barrier, causing the stomach to essentially digest itself.
Why stomach needs acids?
Acids and enzymes are what begin the process of "digesting" our food. Saliva supplies many of the enzymes, the stomach supplies the acid.
Describe the appearance of the stomach lining?
there is a layer of mucus to protect from stomach acids
