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Why does the stomach have a thick muscle wall?
The function of the stomach wall is to protect your stomach from eating itself. It has a coating of mucus on the inside that renews itself every three days and stops the hydrochloric acid in your stomach from dissolving itself.
What is The medical term meaning vitamin?
Vitamin itself is a medical term
How does the stomach prevent digesting itself?
The role that cells play in keeping the stomach from digesting itself is in the production of a thick, greasy mucus so that the stomach wall remains intact. This thick mucus is called glycoprotein.
Will the stomach eat itself without the help of the snot of the nose?
No, you are not supposed to swallow your snot or eat your boogers but it doesn't harm you, the stomach has its own mucus to keep the acid from eating the stomach
If you did not have mucus would your stomach digest itself?
Sort of. The mucus lining in your stomach prevents the acids that digest food from eating away the walls of your stomach. Once you have a hole in your stomach, the acids would then leak out and start eating away at your internal organs. An ulcer is an indication this is starting to happen.
What happens when sensory nerves are cut or removed in the stomach?
When sensory nerves are cut or removed in the stomach, changes in eating habits will occur. Hunger itself will still exist though.
What are two reasons why the hydrochloric acid in your digestive juice not harm your stomach?
i don't know two but one is that the stomach mucus protects it from eating itself BTW stomach mucus is remade every 2 weeks
How does disease affect tissues in your stomach?
The most typical disease of the stomach is the peptic ulcer. This affects the tissues of the stomach by eating them away. The stomach is capable of digesting itself, if the protective mucous barrier fails. This can then result in heavy bleeding and death. Ulcers are dangerous.
How does the stomach protect us against bacteria?
chemical barrier
What is the medical term meaning process in which the embryo embeds itself in endometrium?
Implantation is the process of the embryo embedding in the endometrium.
Is it ever possible to get a flat stomach again after a c-section?
Yes, it is possible to get a flat stomach again, after having a c-section. The medical procedure itself has no bearing on whether or not you can regain a flat stomach. Drink lots of water, eat well, and exercise as often as you can.
When people get really hungry and weak from not eating is it because the body is eating from itself?
If someone has missed a few meals and is hungry, the body isn't weak because it's eating itself, but because there isn't any food in the stomach to provide nutrients for the body to use. The body only begins to break down when starvation has been going on for an extended period of time.
