Question

i) Name the secretion of stomach. Write about the contents and their functions. ii) What happen to food in the small intestine?​

Answer 1

Answer:

• The main exocrine product of the stomach is gastric juice — a mixture of mucus, hydrochloric acid, and digestive enzymes. Gastric juice is mixed with food in the stomach to promote digestion. ... Parietal cells found in the gastric pits of the stomach produce 2 important secretions: intrinsic factor and hydrochloric acid.
• The small intestine absorbs most of the nutrients in your food, and your circulatory system passes them on to other parts of your body to store or use. Special cells help absorbed nutrients cross the intestinal lining into your bloodstream.

Answer 2

Answer:

The small intestine absorbs most of the nutrients in your food, and your circulatory system passes them on to other parts of your body to store or use. Special cells help absorbed nutrients cross the intestinal lining into your bloodstream.