Chapter 17 - The Stomach - BIO 140 - Human Biology I

Stomach 187 times 161 times Colon 177 times 145 times Small intestine 133 Stomach alone Stomach and part of duodenum Stomach and omentum Stomach and

An organ that is part of the digestive system The stomach helps digest food by mixing it with digestive juices and churning it into a thin liquid

stomach The fundus stores gas produced during digestion It typically doesn't store any food; however, it can if the stomach is very full Body

stomach anatomy The stomach has an additional inner oblique smooth muscle layer that helps the muscularis churn and mix food The epithelium includes gastric glands that