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What mixes with the food when it is in the stomach?
Hydrochloric Acid with Pepsin this is the only acid that the body makes.
What is a muscular organ that mixes and stores food?
The stomach because it stores and mixes food. Stomach- pouch shaped organ that has gastric juice, and stores and mixes food.
What happens to pepsin strucutrally as it leaves the stomach?
Pepsin helps in digestion of proteins, hydrochloric acid and mucus. HCl helps in killing bacteria present in food. When food leaves stomach it is partially digested soupy liquid called as chyme.
What food does pepsin begin to breakdown?
Pepsin begins the digetion of Protein. Pepsin is found in the stomach.
What mixes with mashed up food particles when they reach the stomach?
Your saliva mixes up with food particles when they reach the stomach.
What mixes food with acid?
Your stomach.
How does gastric juices act on food in the stomach?
Gastric juices are used to digest food. Enzymes contained in gastric juice, such pepsin, in an acid environment of the stomach. Acid is needed to activate protease, an enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids so they can be absorbed by the stomach and taken to the liver. Thus, food will be more easily absorbed into the body.
Churns food and begins protein digestion?
When pepsinogen is mixed with hydrochloric acid, it makes pepsin. Pepsin is the enzyme that begins the digestion of proteins in stomach.
Why pepsin is inactive in small intestine?
pepsin and all other digestive enzymes are neutralized by the small intestine
What kind of chemical is pepsin?
Pepsin is a digestive enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach. It is produced in the stomach and is essential for the digestion of food.
How does pepsin contribute to the relief of heartburn symptoms?
Pepsin, an enzyme in the stomach, helps break down proteins in food. When pepsin is activated, it can help digest food more efficiently, reducing the amount of acid in the stomach that can cause heartburn symptoms.
What do HCL and pepsin do?
HCL, or hydrochloric acid, helps break down food in the stomach and creates an environment for pepsin to function effectively. Pepsin is an enzyme produced in the stomach that helps digest proteins into smaller peptides. Together, HCL and pepsin aid in the digestion of proteins in the stomach.
