Question

What is the role of mucus and hydrochloric acid in stomach??
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Answer 1

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The following are the roles of hydrochloric acid in stomach...

• It makes the food medium acidic so that pepsin can act on it to convert complex substances into simpler ones....
• It kills all the germs that may enter to our body via food....

The role of mucus in our stomach is to protect the inner linings of stomach from the harmful effects of HCL....

Answer 2

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Mucus is a barrier secreted by epithelial cells and glandular cells in the stomach wall.

It acts as part of a barrier that protects the stomach wall from the HCl acid and digestive enzymes within the stomach lumen.

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Hydrochloric acid helps your body to break down digest and absorb nutrients such as protein.

It also eliminates bacteria and viruses in the stomach protecting your body from infection.

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