a) Hydrochloric acid that is released from your stomach is strong enough to burn your skin, but it can’t harm your stomach because of a protective mucous lining of stomach wall. But this mucous lining is not present in the intestine. So what happened with the acidic food when it enters into the small intestine from stomach? Will it harm the intestinal lining or not? Justify your answer.
please help me with easy wordings no formulas in answer as i am in grade 6 please i need your support
Answers
Answered by
0
Answer:
it does not harm the intestine
Explanation:
because it is treated by certain juices from liver and pancreas which makes them alkaline as they enter the intestine.
Answered by
0
✏Your stomach lining also secretes hydrochloric acid, which creates the ideal conditions for the protein-digesting enzymes to work. The potent hydrochloric acid kills bacteria, protecting your body from harmful microbes which can enter your body in food.
Hope it helps you dear......
❤❤❤❤❤
Similar questions