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Digestive juices are acids that dissolve food down into smaller pieces so it can be absorbed into the blood stream .

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Where are the digestive juices located?

stomach


Where is digestive juices produced?

Digestive juices is produced in the stomach and small intestine. The mouth does not produce digestive juices, it is only saliva. The food will stay in the stomach for 2-5 hours and digestive juices are added to make it softer and then, the food travels to the small intestine where more digestive juices are added.


Which organ produces digestive juices?

your stomach of course!


Where are digestive juices?

They are produced in the stomach by the cells lining it.


Do glands in the stomach produce the first digestive juices used in the digestive process?

The first digestive juices are those produced in saliva that is excreted into the mouth.


What part of the digestive system secretes digestive juices?

Well, the stomach secretes gastric juices, a mixture of HydroChloric Acid and Pepsic.


What breaks down food with digestive juices and muscles?

The stomach


What is in an animal's stomach?

Whatever it ate, plus digestive juices.


Are there cells that hold digestive juices?

The cells that hold digestive juices are called the gastric chief cells. These are located in the stomach that secretes enzymes for protein breakdown.


What part of the body uses digestive juices to break down food?

stomach


What is the mixture of food and digestive juices that leave the stomach?

The mixture of food and digestive juices that leave the stomach is called chyme. Chyme is a semi-fluid mass consisting of partially digested food, gastric juices, and enzymes that is passed from the stomach to the small intestine for further digestion and absorption of nutrients.


What is happens to food in the stomach?

The food would be digested by digestive juices for a couple of hours.