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Science: Chapter 14-8
What happens to food in the stomach?
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6th Grade
07/09/2008

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Term
Where does the food go after the esophagus?
Definition
stomach
Term
Describe the stomach.
Definition
  1. J-shaped
  2. stores food
  3. walls made of strong muscles that tighten and squeeze food (mechanical digestion)
  4. has gastric juice (chemical digestion)
Term
What is gastric juice made up of?
Definition
  1. hydrochloric acid (HCl)
  2. mucus
  3. pepsin
Term
What does pepsin do?
Definition
begins the digestion of proteins
Term
What does hydrochloric acid do?
Definition
  1. kills bacteria
  2. helps break down food
  3. provides an acid environment for the pepsin to work
Term
What does the mucus do?
Definition
protects the stomach lining from the hydrochloric acid and pepsin
Term
What is the thick liquid form in which food leaves the stomach?
Definition
chyme
Term
Where does the food go after the stomach?
Definition
small intestine
Term
What is the juice produced in the stomach that has mucus, pepsin, and hydrochloric acid?
Definition
gastric juice
Term
What is the enzyme that digests proteins?
Definition
pepsin
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