Stomach

Question 1

What is the stomach?

Answer 1

A wide sac

Question 2

What is the stomach made out of?

Answer 2

Involuntary muscle tissue

Question 3

How much liquid can the stomach hold?

Answer 3

2 quarts

Question 4

What are gastric glands?

Answer 4

Glands in the lining of the stomach

Question 5

What do gastric glands produce?

Answer 5

Gastric juice

Question 6

What is in gastric juice?

Answer 6

97% water and 3% enzymes and hydrochloric acid

Question 7

What are the two enzymes in gastric juice?

Answer 7

Renin and pepsin

Question 8

What does renin act on?

Answer 8

Milk

Question 9

What does pepsin do?

Answer 9

It starts the digestion of all proteins except for milk

Question 10

What are different types of proteins?

Answer 10

1. Fish
2. Meat
3. Hard Cheese
4. Beans
5. Poultry
6. Yogurt
7. Egg Whites
8. Legume
9. Nuts
10. Tofu
11. Wheat Gluten

Question 11

How is pepsin activated?

Answer 11

By hydrochloric acid

Question 12

What is another name for acid reflux?

Answer 12

GERD

Question 13

What does GERD stand for?

Answer 13

Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease

Question 14

What foods cause GERD?

Answer 14

Acidic, Spicy, and Fried

Question 15

What are the effects of GERD?

Answer 15

1. An acidic taste comes up in your mouth

2. Too much erosion in your mouth could cause esophogeal cancer

Question 16

How can you prevent GERD?

Answer 16

By taking antacids

Question 17

What is in the stomach lining?

Answer 17

Mucus Glands

Question 18

What do the mucus glands in the stomach do?

Answer 18

Protects the stomach from being digested by the pepsin

Question 19

What is an ulcer?

Answer 19

A sore in the lining of the stomach

Question 20

When does an ulcer occur?

Answer 20

When pepsin begins to digest the stomach

Question 21

Why does an ulcer occur?

Answer 21

You do not have a lot of mucus in your stomach

Question 22

What causes an ulcer?

Answer 22

Diet, Stress, and/or Bacteria

Question 23

What bad dietary foods cause ulcers?

Answer 23

Acidic, Fried, and Spicy (GERD)

Question 24

What can you do to stop stress?

Answer 24

Meditate, Listen to Relaxing Music, and Deep Breathing

Question 25

What can you do against bacteria?

Answer 25

You can take antibiotics

Question 26

What happens if an ulcer is left untreated?

Answer 26

It bleeds. It causes a hole to form in the wall of the stomach and digestive fluid spills out into the body cavity. It starts to digest internal organs. This can be deadly.

Question 27

How can ulcer left untreated be treated?

Answer 27

Surgery

Question 28

How is kosher cheese different from non-kosher cheese?

Answer 28

You need renin to make cheese. Non-kosher cheese’s renin can be taken from any animal. Kosher cheese’s renin is taken from a properly shechted kosher animal.