Can u give me some facts about stomach and esophagus?plss enumerate some facts about those 2 organs of the digestive system.. please exclude facts about the disorders...
sorry but i already know that... i need those unrealistic facts....
Posted by Flor F
FACTS ABOUT STOMACH
The stomach lies between the esophagus and the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). It is on the left side of the abdominal cavity. The top of the stomach lies against the diaphragm. Lying beneath the stomach is the pancreas, and the greater omentum which hangs from the greater curvature.
Two smooth muscle valves, or sphincters, keep the contents of the stomach contained. They are the esophageal sphincter (found in the cardiac region) dividing the tract above, and the Pyloric sphincter dividing the stomach from the small intestine.
The stomach is surrounded by parasympathetic (stimulant) and orthosympathetic (inhibitor) plexuses (anterior gastric, posterior, superior and inferior, celiac and myenteric), which regulate both the secretory activity and the motor activity of the muscles.
In humans, the stomach has a volume of about 50 mL when empty. After a meal, it generally expands to hold about 1 liter of food, but can hold as much as 4 liters. When drinking milk it can expand to just under 6 pints, or 3.4 liter.
FACTS ABOUT ESOPHAGUS
Food is passed through the oesophagus by using the process of peristalsis. Specifically, it connects the pharynx, which is the body cavity that is common to the digestive factory and respiratory system with the stomach, where the second stage of digestion is initiated.
The oesophagus is lined with mucous membrane, and is more deeply lined with muscle that acts with peristaltic action to move swallowed food down to the stomach.
The swallowing sound that we hear is the esophagus at work
Posted by Niotulove
Food in the stomach is recorded during autopsies to determine time since death. A light meal is out of the stomach within 1 ½ - 2 hours. A medium meal is out of the stomach within 3 - 4 hours. A heavy meal is out if the stomach within 4 - 6 hours.
H. pylori is the only bacterial organism in the stomach that cannot be killed by hydrochloric acid.
A spectator recently sued the Blue Man Group for shoving an 'Esophagus Cam' down his throat.
Chocolate and peppermint cause heartburn in many people, same with cigarette smoking.
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