What the function of a stomach?

Answer 1

The function of the stomach is to churn and turn the food into a liquid called chyme. The stomach also releases pepsinogen and hydrochloric acid which mixes to produce pepsin. Pepsin emulsifies protein and then the contents move through the pyloric sphyncter and into the small intestine for further breakdown and digestion.

Answer 2

The stomach's main function is digestion. It does this by:

• Storing the food we eat.
• Breaking down the food into a liquidy mixture called chyme.
• Mixing enzymes and stomach acids which is are chemicals that break down food.
• Slowly empties a liquidy mixture into the small intestine.

The stomach uses pepsin (enzyme) and peptidase (another enzyme) to break down proteins in your food. The acid released by the stomach doesn't break down food it only provides a good environment for the enzymes to work in. By this point the food is mushy and the stomach then passes this mixture on to the small intestine which will further break down the food.

Answer 3

The stomach is an important part of the digestive system. The functions of the stomach include the physical and chemical digestion of food.

Answer 4

The major function of the stomach is to break down food during digestion. This is a necessary process so that nutrients from food can be absorbed by the bloodstream.

Answer 5

1. To store food. 2. To break food down even further (by churning and mixing fluids with the food).

Answer 6

The purpose of the stomach is to begin the process of digestion which will be completed in the intestines.

Answer 7

digestion and the acid in stomach may kill any bacteria you eat

Answer 8

the stomach is to digest food!

Answer 9

Preserves food