mechanical digestion
three
kills bacteria in the stomach
hydrochloric acid
used in nearly every function in your body
water
stops the digestive juices in the stomach from digesting the stomach itself
mucus
a substance that promotes growth, provides energy, and maintains life
nutrient
"blades" in the mouth that cut a grind food
teeth
pepsin
an energy source your body can store
fats
wrinkles or folds of tissue that line the inner surface of the stomach allowing it to stretch
rugae
made of amino acids
proteins
ball of mashed up food mixed with saliva that gets swallowed
bolus
enzyme in saliva that breaks down carbohydrates
amylase
used to grow and repair and make more parts of you
proteins
a tear or hole in the stomach wall which can be painful
ulcer
thick creamy liquid of partially digested food in the stomach
chyme
waves of muscle action that pushes food through a food
peristalsis
places in the stomach that make acid, enzymes, and hormones
gastric glands or gastric pits
fiber and starch are types of this nutrient
carbohydrates
ring of muscle that opens and closes to let chyme enter the small intestine
pyloric sphincter
unpleasant sensation caused by gastric juices leaking from the stomach up into the esophagus
heartburn
2 - 4 Liters
unfolds (denatures) tangled strings of proteins
hydrochloric acid
this nutrient is super popular right now with advertisers
protein
ring of muscle that stops things in the stomach from going back up
lower esophageal sphincter
Canadian who had a hole in his stomach that William Beaumont experimented on
Alexis St. Martin