What ate the functions of Stomach?
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The stomach has 3 main functions:
i) Temporary storage for food, which passes from the esophagus to the stomach where it is held for 2 hours or longer.
ii) mixing and breakdown of food by contraction and relaxation of the muscle layers in the stomach.
iii) Digestion of food.
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The Functions of the stomach are :-
➲Highly muscular wall of stomach shows
rhythmic contraction and churns the food
into fine paste and mixes the digestive
juice with it.
➲Mucus protects the lining of stomach
from the action of enzymes and acids.
➲Hydrochloric acid kills bacteria that enter
stomach along with food. It makes food
acidic for the action of enzymes.
➲The enzymes begin the chemical digestion
of proteins of the food.
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