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What is the role
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mucus in the stomach
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Q. What is the role of mucus in the stomach?

• Mucus is contained by grastic juice in stomach. It is secreted by epithelial tissues and glandular epithelium in our stomach. It plays in viral role in our stomach by protecting the lining of stomach by the action oh Hydrochloric acid (HCL) and pepsin and it also prevent the pepsin from digesting the protein.

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Stomach (Tummy xD) - It is a J shaped organ of the alimentary canal. It is located between the oesophagus and small intestine. It acts as a storehouse of food the body. The stomach has tabular gastric glands which secretes gastric juice.

Gastric Juice - Gastric juice contains enzymes such as HCL, mucus, pepsin, gastric lipase and rennin.

$\bf{ Functions\: of \:Stomach :}$

• The stomach helps in mixing food properly.

• The food is softens by HCL of the gastric juice.

• HCL kills the germs present in the food.

• Drugs, Alcohol, glucose and minerals are absorbed by the stomach.

• It breaks the large molecules of food into simpler substances.

• Pepsin acts on the proteins of the food.