The stomach serves too major roles in digestion. It is a place where chemical digestion takes place with stomach acid helping to break down food. It is also a place where mechanical digestion takes place. The stomach muscles expand and contract to crush and grind food.
Chyme is the medical term meaning stomach contents during digestion.
What
it sends broken down food to the stomach for digestion
pepsin
The acidity of stomach acid helps break down food and kill harmful bacteria in the stomach, aiding in the digestion process.
Hydrochloric acid Hydrochloric acid
During digestion, the stomach breaks down food into smaller pieces through the action of stomach acid and enzymes. This process helps to further break down food into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body. The stomach also churns and mixes the food to aid in digestion.
what orgens resposible for digestion
Pepsin is an enzyme that helps break down proteins in the stomach during digestion. It plays a crucial role in the initial stages of protein digestion by breaking down large protein molecules into smaller peptides.
Large Intestine
It carries the food from your mouth to your stomach
It carries food from the mouth to the stomach.