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What are gastric folds?
Gastric folds are found in the interior of the stomach. They are also know as gastric rugae.The main importance of gastric folds is to increase the stomach's surface area and allow it to expand.
What is the lumen of the GI tract?
The lumen of the GI tract is the inner space or hollow area within the digestive tube where food and fluids pass through. It is lined with mucous membranes and is where digestion and absorption of nutrients occur.
What is the inner lining of the stomach of beef called?
The inner lining of the stomach contains wrinkles known as gastric folds. These gastric folds allow the stomach to stretch to accommodate large amounts of food. There are also mucous cells and gastric pits in the inner lining that mucous to protect the stomach.
When a patient needs both intubated and a gastric tube can either a NG or a OG be used for the gastric tube?
NG (nasal) generally have smaller lumen. An OG (oral) has a larger lumen size. They shouldn't be interchanged. Check the lumen sizes.
What is the stomach coated with?
mucus cells (NOT goblet cells) make and secrete mucus into the gastric pit of the stomach lumen. The mucus covers the stomach protecting it from the acidic environment of HCL (pH aprox 2) that could harm the stomach without this mucus lining.
Where do gastric artery take blood?
The stomach.... GASTRIC referring to the stomach.
Is gastric acid the secretions in the gastric juice produced by the stomach?
Gastric acid is part of the "juices" produced by the stomach.
Can gastric be substituted for stomach?
The word gastric refers to the stomach organ. For example, you could say "stomach juices" rather than "gastric juices" because those occur in the stomach.
Why isn't the stomach affected by the gastric juice?
there is a lining of mucus around the entire stomach that prevents the gastric acid (gastric juice) from penetrating the stomach walls
Is gastric the adjective form for stomach?
Yes. Gastric refers to anything related to the stomach.
How do you use gastric in a sentence?
The stomach has gastric juices in it.
What organ secretes the gastric juices?
The stomach contains gastric acids to help break down foods.
