AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The stomach is about as big as you can stretch out your fist, but some people can even fit up to 4 liters inside their stomach. That’s more than twice as much as what most people can consume before feeling full.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because it is a distensible organ, it normally expands to hold about one litre of food. The stomach of a newborn human baby will only be able to retain about 30 millilitres. The maximum stomach volume in adults is between 2 and 4 litres.

Detailed explanation-3: -Normally, your stomach can hold about one or one-and-a-half liters, Vreeman says–this is the point you may reach if you overdo it tomorrow, when you feel full to the point of nausea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Digestion time varies among individuals and between men and women. After you eat, it takes about six to eight hours for food to pass through your stomach and small intestine. Food then enters your large intestine (colon) for further digestion, absorption of water and, finally, elimination of undigested food.