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What is the cardiac portion of the stomach?
The cardiac portion of the stomach stores the ingested food.
When partially digested food leaves the stomach it next enters the?
it first passes through the duodenum
Which comes first on the grasshopper the small intestine or large intestine?
Food enters the small intestine first. It enters the duodenum in the small intestine.
What receives food from the esophagus?
The stomach receives food from the esophagus. Once food travels through the esophagus, it enters the stomach where digestion begins.
What area of the stomach does the bolus of food first enter?
On my computer it shows that someone put this answer in reponse to the question: "Pretty sure it's the Cardiac Region, but I'm not 100% sure....."The bolus of food does indeed move from the esophagus and passes through the cardiac sphincter, which allows passage into the stomach. However there are three portions of the stomach: the upper portion called the fundus, the body of the stomach and the part nearest the small intestine called the pylorus. Hence, the area of the stomach the bolus of food first enters into is the fundus.
When the cardiac sphincter relaxes food enters the?
The cardiac sphincter or aka GE junction contracts at the distal end of the esophagus. So food enters into the stomach when the cardiac sphincter is relaxed.
What is th term used for food that enters the stomach?
bolus
What happens to food before it enters your stomach?
Once food enters your mouth, saliva begins to break it down. When you swallow, the food moves down your esophagus to your stomach. The act of swallowing is also called deglutition.
What comes after the stomach in the digestive system?
After the stomach, food enters the small intestine in the digestive system.
What happen when enzymes from the stomach enters the small intestine?
food will be absorbed
Dome shaped portion of the stomach just beneath the diaphragm?
The dome-shaped portion of the stomach just beneath the diaphragm is called the fundus. It is located in the upper left portion of the stomach and is responsible for storing and mixing ingested food before releasing it into the rest of the stomach for digestion.
What is happening to the food inside the stomach?
Your food enters through your mouth and you start chemically and mechanically breaking down your food. Then your food goes down your esophagus with peristalsis. When your food enters your stomach, it is again chemically and mechanically digested. Then your food goes down your small intestine where the minerals and nutrients are taken out. When your food enters the large intestine the water is taken from it. Then it exits out of your anus.
