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>Reservoir for food until it is partially digested and moved further along the G.I. tract. >Secretes gastric juice to aid in digestion of food. >Breaks food into small particles and mixes them with gastric juice. >Secretes intrinsic factor. >Limited absorption. >Produces gastrin and ghrelin. >Helps protect the body from pathogenic bacteria swallowed with food.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe stomach, also known as the digestional digrenial pouch has three main fuctions. The first of course is the basic consumption of food and drinks. The second fuction and maybe the most important one is to process the intake. This can be tricky depending on what has been deposited into the pouch. The final fuction is the easiest, The stomach potstirrer opens its Valve , releasing the remains into the rectum and causing feces to dispurse wildly.
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∙ 7y agoReceives food from the esophagus
Stores the food
Mix the food w/digestive juices
Moves food into the intestine
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∙ 11y agoThe function of the stomach is to digest the food and get it ready to go into the small intestines. From there it is prepared to be distributed around the body.
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∙ 13y agodigestion, disinfection , storage of food and digestion of some drugs
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∙ 14y agodigests food
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∙ 14y agobreak down, dissolve, and absorb
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∙ 10y agoI like pudding
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