BIOS 256 - Midterm Review.
BIOS 256 - Midterm Review/BIOS 256 - Midterm Review. Chapter 24: -What are the components and features of the stomach? The four regions of the stomach are the cardia, fundus, body, and pyloric part. Functions of the Stomach 1.Mixes saliva, food, and gastric juice to form chyme. 2.Serves as reservoir for food before release into small intestine. 3.Secretes gastric juice, which contains HCl (kills bacteria and denatures proteins), pepsin (begins the digestion of proteins), intrinsic factor (aids absorption of vitamin B12), and gastric lipase (aids digestion of triglycerides). 4.Secretes gastrin into blood.
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