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