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J-shaped organ between oesophagus and small intestine
Mixing food with digestive juices by stomach muscle contractions
Gastric juice
Hydrochloric acid (HCl), pepsin, and mucus
Creates acidic environment, kills bacteria, optimal pH for pepsin
Protease enzyme
Breaks down proteins into smaller peptides
Pepsinogen
Acidic environment
Protects stomach lining from digesting itself
Semi-liquid form of food after stomach churning
Lower oesophageal sphincter
Pyloric sphincter
First part of the small intestine
Mechanical (churning) and chemical (gastric juice)
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