stomach
stomach
Gastric juice
Gastric juice is mixed with food in the stomach to promote digestion.
Gastric juice, as known is an acidic juice present in the stomach. Pepsinogen in gastric juice conveys it to convert the pieces of food into a thick paste which then continues on. ^_^
The stomach contains hydrochloric acid, which mixes with the food we swallow. In the HCl enzymes are located to digest proteins. Some hormones are also found there to regulate the pH of the gastric juice.
Gastric juices act solely in the stomach. By the time foodstuffs enter the small intestines, it is already a mash.
The gastric juice needs to be acid so that it can break down the food to go to the intestine. The muscles of the stomach wall contract vigorously so that the food is mixed with the gastric juice. Pepsinogen is made by the presence of gastric juice. This digests protein. Seeing, smelling, tasting or thinking about food starts the production of gastric juice.
chyme is the mixture of gastric juice and the food intake. gastric juice is released by the hormone gastrin into the stomach.
Gastric juice is produced in the stomach. Gastric juice is produced in the Gastric glands.
describe two ways on how the hydrolic acid in the gastric juice contribute in the chemicaldigestion of food in the stomach
Entry of food into the stomach and distension of the stomach