the environment in your stomach is highly acidic, with a pH of 1 to 2. how does the stomach gets around this problem??
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● The environment in our stomach is highly acidic, with PH of 1 to 2 and to get rid of this problem stomach secrete mucus which protects the lining of the stomach.
● Foveolar cells or surface mucous cells are bodily fluid creating cells which spread within the stomach, shielding it from the destructive idea of gastric corrosive enzymes.
● These cells line the gastric mucosa,
mucous neck cells are found in the necks of the gastric pits.
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The stomach environment is highly acidic, with a pH of 1 to 2; however, the stomach cells are constantly degraded and are replaced by new cells.
Explanation:
- The stomach lining itself is completely replaced every seven to ten days. The lining of the stomach wall has gastric glands that secrete an acidic solution. This acid creates a low pH environment in the stomach.
- The stomach acid helps in the digestion of food by degrading the food molecules; activates stomach proteases, in other words digestive enzymes; and prevents pathogenic infection.
- The gastric or stomach acid is composed of hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride and potassium chloride. An adult human stomach secretes about 1.5 litres of gastric acid every day.
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