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Food enters the stomach from the oesophagus/gullet through a ring of muscle called a sphincter. Acid and protease (an enzyme) are then secreted into the stomach to start protein digestion. The muscular wall of the stomach also moves to cause the food to become a liquid called chyme (this is pronounced as kime).
Alberta Schmitt
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∙ 9y agoWhen the food reaches the stomach, the stomach secretes gastric juices which breaks down the food and the wall of the stomach muscles starts to compress and churn the food , breaking it physically apart while it mixes with the gastric juices breaking it down even more. Through this process, chyme is created which travels through the small intestine from the pyloric sphincter.
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∙ 12y agoFood enters the stomach from the oesophagus/gullet through a ring of muscle called a sphincter. Acid and protease (an enzyme) are then secreted into the stomach to start protein digestion. The muscular wall of the stomach also moves to cause the food to become a liquid called chyme (this is pronounced as kime).
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∙ 11y agofood is breaken down into smaller particles by chemicals for digestion and the nutrients are absorbed and sent to the blood
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∙ 11y agoit turns into poo
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What will happen if WE did not have a stomach?
we would have chunks of food in your throat
What will happen to bacteria that enter stomach together with the food?
the bacteria is killed by the acid in the stomach.
What will happen to the food as it passes in large intestine?
nothing happen, unless the food that you eat is gaseous. and the effect will happen to your stomach and you will gets sick abnormally.
What happen when food couldn't reach the stomach?
The stomach breaks up and digests the food people eat. If something within the stomach and digestive system is not functioning properly food will not digest properly. This can lead to stomach pain and a build up of undigested food in the stomach.
What happen if the spoil food is eaten?
you could get sick and have a stomach ache
What happen when enzymes from the stomach enters the small intestine?
food will be absorbed
What may happen to the food we eat when gullet is not working well?
it will be difficult for the food to sink into your stomach.
What is the difference between emesis and regurgitation?
Emesis or vomiting is the forceful ejection of the stomach contents, and Regurgitation is the back-flow of undigested food that has not reached the stomach yet.
What happen to the food after it enter the stomach?
The stomach is filled with Hydrochloric acid that signals the entrance of pepsin for the pancreas, the food is then churned by the (smooth) muscles into the stomach until the newly formed chyme (food) is released into the small intestine.
What are four things that happen in the stomach during digestion?
The four things that happen in the stomach during digestion include churning and mashing. This is done to break the food particles into smaller pieces.
What is the main functions of the esophagus?
The esophagus takes the food from the mouth to the stomach. Food moves through the esophagus by peristalsis, which is muscle contractions the pushes the food downward. At the end of the esophagus is the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which prevents food from re-entering the esophagus after it's reached the stomach.
What causes intestines to explode and its contents end up in stomach?
It won't reach your intestines in time and it takes a while for the food to be broken down. your stomach holds about 30 ounces of food, at about 120 to 160 ounces the stomach has reached it's mass of capacity. And anything that go further. If all that food would happen to explode, all the bacteria that's in the food is gonna start multiplying is gonna develop something that's called peritonitis. you will have heart attack of kidney failure which will lead to sepsis, shock, and eventually death.
