Question

sometimes the acid does attack the inner lining of the stomach and damages it.
this causes considerable pain. What is the name given to the damaged area?

Answer 1

Answer:

Sometimes the acid present in our stomach attacks the inner lining of the stomach damages it. This leads to the formation of ulcers, or better known as peptic ulcers.

The inner layer of stomach is lined with a mucous layer that protects it against the action of the acid. However, situations may arise where a greater amount of acid is produced than required, or there's other abnormality present.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Stomach protected by the mucus and acidic reactors can damage such mucus of the inner lining of the stomach. So mucus is the right answer.

• Our stomach is usually protected by the action of HCl by mucus secreted by cells in stomach.

• The secretions of mucus are alkaline, and HCl is acidic, so the action gets neutralized and stomach is protected.