How is a human stomach adapted to:
(i) Protein digestion?
(ii) Churning?
Answer:
(i)
- Has gastric gland which produces digestive juices that contain pepsin enzyme
that digests protein to peptides also renin that curds milk/enzymes for chemical
breakdown of proteins.
- Gastric juice contains hydrochloric acid that provides acidic medium for maximum pepsin
enzyme activity to digest proteins.
(ii)
- Has smooth muscle that contain thick circular and longitudinal layers which contract
and relax producing movements that mix contents of the stomach.