Did you ever know that your stomach can erode by digesting itself ????? Is this really a fact to be believed??? Well, yes it is.....
Our stomach is made up of various layers :
What is hydrocholric acid( Hcl ) ?
As a part of the digestive process, our stomach secretes hydrochloric acid, a powerful corrosive compound also used to treat various metals. This acid your stomach secretes is also equally powerful, but mucous lining the stomach wall keeps it within the digestive system. If you were too put in a piece of wood it would just devour it. As a result it breaks down the food you consume,
The epithelial cells produce a bicarbonate rich solution that coats the mucosa. This bicarbonate neutralizes the Hcl acid thus protecting the stomach from auto-digestion.
Our stomach is made up of various layers :
- The Serosa - The outer layer
- Two muscle layer - Middle layer that propels food
- Mucosa - Inner layer including the parietal cells, epithelial cells & g-cells
What is hydrocholric acid( Hcl ) ?
As a part of the digestive process, our stomach secretes hydrochloric acid, a powerful corrosive compound also used to treat various metals. This acid your stomach secretes is also equally powerful, but mucous lining the stomach wall keeps it within the digestive system. If you were too put in a piece of wood it would just devour it. As a result it breaks down the food you consume,
The epithelial cells produce a bicarbonate rich solution that coats the mucosa. This bicarbonate neutralizes the Hcl acid thus protecting the stomach from auto-digestion.