Stomach

The stomach lies between the esophagus and the first part of the small intestine (the duodenum). It is on the left side of the abdominal cavity, the fundus of the stomach lying against the diaphragm.
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Stomach poison: An insecticide that is lethal only after it has been ingested by an insect, entering the insect body through the gut.
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stomach The muscular organ between the esophagus and small intestine that stores, mixes, and digests food and controls the passage of food into the small intestine. PICTURE ...
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stomach The expansion of the alimentary canal between the esophagus and duodenum.
stomates The small openings in leaves, herbaceous stems, and fruits through which gases and water vapor pass.
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stomach
The part of the vertebrate gut system that follows the esophagus. It is expanded to form a chamber, and its walls secrete pepsinogen, giving rise to pepsin, rennin, and hydrochloric acid.
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The stomach
The wall of the stomach is lined with millions of gastric glands, which together secrete 400-800 ml of gastric juice at each meal. Several kinds of cells are found in the gastric glands ...
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[Gk. gaster, stomach + L. vasculum, a small vessel]
The central digestive compartment, usually with a single opening that functions as both mouth and anus.
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It is a muscular stomach in the bird that aids in crushing food (usually tough plant material), often aided by gizzard rocks. Many birds have a gizzard, as did some dinosaurs.
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Gastrin - is in the stomach and stimulates the gastric glands to secrete pepsinogen and hydrochloric acid. Secretion of gastrin is stimulated by food arriving in stomach. The secretion is inhibited by low pH .
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Styles of art that flourished during this short period are markedly different from other Egyptian art, bearing a variety of affectations, from elongated heads to protruding stomachs, exaggerated ugliness and the beauty of Nefertiti.
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These gametocytes are circulating in the bloodstream, and when a mosquito then feeds, it takes a blood meal, and when it takes a blood meal it takes some of these male and female forms into its stomach, where fertilization occurs.
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a hormone that is produced by the stomach wall when food contacts it and that stimulates other parts of the stomach to secrete gastric juices.
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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Antacids chemicals consumed by people to react with stomach acid to change the pH of the stomach contents to a neutral pH
(anti = against opposite; acid = sour sharp)
Anterior front or head end of an organism
(ante = before) ...
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gastrula - the belly, stomach] The early embryonic stage following the blastula stage during which cell migrations form distinct germ layers. The primitive gut (archenteron) is formed and opens to the exterior through the blastopore.
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Salt-cured or pickled foods cause cancers in the stomach and esophagus.
Smoked foods such as ham and sausage contain carcinogens similar to those in tobacco smoke.
Hot dogs and cold cuts contain nitrites, which are converted to nitrosamines.
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chyme: a soupy liquid formed in the stomach from the churning of the bolus with gastric juices.
circulatory system: the transport system in animals.
class: a grouping of similar orders.
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esophagus -- That portion of the gut which connects the pharynx to the stomach.
exoskeleton -- n. An external, often hard, covering or integument that provides support and protection to the body.
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Organ Systems QuizCellular Respiration QuizAnatomy of the Stomach - Gastric Motilit...TundraPrefixes: end- or endo- ...
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In vertebrates, this innermost layer of cells goes on to form the linings of the gut (esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, colon), pharyngeal pouch derivatives (tonsils,thyroid, thymus, parathyroid glands), lungs, liver, gall bladder, pancreas.
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