| The stomach is an organ located in the | | | | how acidic a substance is. The larger |
| alimentary canal. Its job is often | | | | the pH level, the less acidic a |
| confused with that of the intestine. Our | | | | substance is. Sometimes the highly |
| stomach is not responsible for absorbing | | | | acidic gastric juice eats away at the |
| nutrients from digested food like the | | | | stomach wall or its layer of mucus, |
| intestine is. Its primary function is to | | | | causing what is called an "ulcer".Common |
| quite simply digest whatever it is that | | | | diseases that occur in the stomach are a |
| we decide to eat.Located between the | | | | Curling ulcer, Cushing ulcer, Stomach |
| esophagus and the first part of the | | | | cancer, Gastritis, Linitis plastica, |
| small intestine, the stomach is a highly | | | | Peptic ulcer, Zollinger-Ellison |
| acidic environment containing many | | | | syndrome, Cardia, Gastric acid, Gastric |
| digestive enzymes. The interior of the | | | | distention, Monogastric, Nasogastric |
| stomach is able to secrete about 2 to 3 | | | | tube, Peptic ulcer, Stomach ache, |
| litres of gastric fluid every day. It is | | | | Stomach cancer, and Borborygmi. |
| a large organ that is multichambered, | | | | "Gastric-" or "Gastro-" are latin names |
| and hosts bacteria which produce the | | | | for the stomach, which are commonly used |
| necessary enzymes for the digestion of | | | | in any medical term concerning this |
| cellulose from plant matter. The stomach | | | | organ.Feel free to reprint this article |
| will regurgitate and rechew plant matter | | | | as long as you keep the article, this |
| at least once during the digestion | | | | caption and author biography in tact |
| process of sequentially passing food | | | | with all hyperlinks. |
| through the stomach's chambers.Stomach's | | | | |
| are divided into five sections, each of | | | | Tyler Brooker is the owner and operator |
| which having different functions and | | | | of The Stomach Spot - which is the best |
| cells. Gastric juice in the stomach | | | | site on the internet for all stomach |
| keeps a pH level anywhere between 1 and | | | | related information. |
| 3. The pH scale is a way of determining | | | | |