Question

What is the role of mucus and HCL in stomach?

Answer 1

Answer:

The hcl acid helps to kill the harmful bacteria present in the food that we consume,

Mucus covers the stomach wall and acts as a protective layer

Answer 2

QUESTION:

What is the role of mucus and HCL in stomach?

ANSWER:

There are gastric glands present on the walls of our stomach which secret gastric juices along with mucus and hydrochloric acid.

Role of HCL :

1. It provides acidic medium in stomach for the proper functioning of protein digesting enzyme, pepsin.

2. IT kills the germs that comes along with food.

ROLE OF MUCUS :

IT protects the wall of stomach from the action of hydrochloric acid.

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