ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid. This is ____
A
Mechanical digestion
B
Chemical digestion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The stomach muscles churn and mix the food with digestive juices that have acids and enzymes. These juices help break up food into much smaller pieces. By the time food is ready to leave the stomach, it has been turned into a thick liquid called chyme (kime).

Detailed explanation-2: -The chemical digestion of proteins happens due to acidic digestive fluids that are secreted by the gastric glands, called gastric juices.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chewing and the churning motions in your stomach are the main forces involved in this process. Chemical digestion. This is the process where complex molecules like proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are broken down into smaller pieces that your body can use. It requires special proteins called enzymes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gastric juice renders food particles soluble, initiates digestion (particularly of proteins), and converts the gastric contents to a semiliquid mass called chyme, thus preparing it for further digestion in the small intestine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most mechanical and some chemical digestion occur in the stomach. Mechanical digestion occurs as layers of muscle in the stomach lining contract to produce a mixing and churning motion. Chemical digestion is carried out by stomach juices that contain enzymes and hydrochloric acid.

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