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the stomach structure and functions

The Stomach Structure and Functions

The stomach is a muscular, elastic, pear-shaped bag, lying crosswise in the abdominal cavity beneath the diaphragm. Its main purpose is digestion of food through production of gastric juices which break down, mix and churn the food into a thin liquid. The stomach is situated between the oesophagus and the small intestine in the upper abdomen. The stomach is not the

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