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Author:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Publisher:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Chapter23: The Digestive System

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Which is NOT true about human stomachs? Group of answer choices stomach acid helps kill germs stomach acid helps activate the protein digesting enzymes the main function is to digest all the food groups acid and enzymes are released when food is detected by sensors in the stomach mucous helps protect cells from acid

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The digestion of proteins begins in the stomach and is completed in the small intestine. The digestive juice secreted by the gastric glands present on the stomach walls is called as gastric juice. The food that enters the stomach becomes acidic on mixing with this gastric juice.

The main components of gastric juice are hydrochloric acid, pepsinogen, mucus, and rennin.

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