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10 wrz 2021 · What is the stomach’s function? Your stomach’s purpose is to digest food and send it to your small intestine. It has three functions: Temporarily store food. Contract and relax to mix and break down food. Produce enzymes and other specialized cells to digest food. How does the stomach work with the rest of the GI tract?
11 wrz 2023 · The main function of the stomach involves mechanical and chemical digestion of ingested food. Ingested food enters the stomach from the esophagus via the cardiac orifice, falling into gastric juice produced by the stomach.
4 dni temu · The human stomach is subdivided into four regions: the fundus, an expanded area curving up above the cardiac opening (the opening from the stomach into the esophagus); the body, or intermediate region, the central and largest portion; the antrum, the lowermost, somewhat funnel-shaped portion of the stomach; and the pylorus, a narrowing where ...
8 wrz 2017 · The stomach is able to secrete enzymes and acid from its cells, which enables it to perform its digestive functions. With its muscular lining, the stomach is able to engage in peristalsis (in other words, to form the ripples that propel the digested food forward) and in the general “churning” of food.
26 cze 2023 · Summary. The stomach is located in the upper part of the abdomen. The digestive organs in the abdomen work together to absorb nutrients and move food through the digestion process. They include...
29 kwi 2024 · The stomach has four main anatomical divisions; the cardia, fundus, body and pylorus: Cardia – surrounds the superior opening of the stomach at the T11 level. Fundus – the rounded, often gas filled portion superior to and left of the cardia. Body – the large central portion inferior to the fundus.
Learning Objectives. By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the functional anatomy of the stomach. Identify the four main types of secreting cells in gastric glands, and their important products. Explain why the stomach does not digest itself. Describe the mechanical and chemical digestion of food entering the stomach.
