10. State the role of acid in the human
stomach. (Two points )
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Hydrochloric acid helps our body to break down, digest, and absorb nutrients such as protein. The hydrochloric acid found in the stomach aids the process of digestion by breaking large food molecules into simpler molecules. The acid activates the pepsinogen enzyme required to digest proteins.
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hydrochloric acid creates a medium of gastric juice acidic so that the enzyme pepsin digests the protein and kills the bacteria present in them.
Hydrochloric acid helps your body to break down, digest, and absorb nutrients such as protein.
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