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The StomachBy: Jennifer Castillo

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The Stomach a J- Shaped Muscular organ found in the Digestive System, Left Upper

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Composed of 3 parts:The Fundus (upper)Antrum (lower region)Rugae- The folds in the lining of the stomach

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Main Function-Process and transport food

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Interesting Facts

People can, and have lived without a stomach if it has been removed because of disease!

An adults stomach can hold approximately 1.5 liters of material.

Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so it doesn’t digest itself.

A curious fact about the stomach is that, for all its "cast-iron" ability to handle just about anything we feed it - puff pastries to pizzas, sea slugs to salsa - it dislikes most synthetic drugs and is irritated by them. Aspirin, for example, is a notorious stomach irritant because it tends to start pinpoint hemorrhages that, if continually aggravated, can develop into ulcers.

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The StomachBy: Jennifer Castillo