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What is the stomach? ... The stomach is an organ of digestion. It has a saclike shape and is located between the esophagus and the intestines. Almost every animal has a stomach. ... The human stomach is a muscular, elastic, pear-shaped bag, lying crosswise in the abdominal cavity beneath the diaphragm. It changes size and...
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What Is the Function of the Stomach?. The stomach is a hollow organ composed of several strong, muscular layers. It is located protected under the rib cage and connected at each opening to the esophagus and the small intestine,... ... What Is the Function of Stomach Acid?
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The main function of the stomach is to process and transport food. After feeding, the contractile activity of the stomach helps to mix, grind and eventually evacuate small portions of chyme into the small bowel (12), while the rest of the chyme is mixed and ground.
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the stomach 1.stores the food we ate 2.breaks down the food into a liquidly mixture 3.Mix with Enzymes which is chemical that breaks down food. 4. slowly empty that liquidly mixture into the small intestine.
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Digestive System question: What is the function of the stomach in digestion? The function of the stomach is to churn and turn the food into a liquid called chyme. The stomach also releases pepsinogen ... The function of the stomach is to churn and turn the food into a liquid called chyme. The stomach also releases...
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The stomach has three mechanical tasks. First, it stores the swallowed food and liquid. To do this, the muscle of the upper part of the stomach relaxes to accept large volumes of swallowed material. The second job is to mix up the food, liquid, and digestive juice produced by the stomach.
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Stomach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In most mammals, the stomach is a hollow, muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract (digestive system), between the oesophagus and the small intestine. It is involved in the second phase of diges...
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