true or false?
2006-12-18 12:46:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
false......the stomach is the most acidic area of the entire body
2006-12-18 16:14:00 · answer #1 · answered by r€dЀυiŁ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pH of a stomach has a pH is about 2, while the pH of the small intestine is between 7 and 8. So the answer is false.
2006-12-18 12:48:46 · answer #2 · answered by Janelle J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. The pH of the small intestine is higher of that of the stomach (less acidic than the stomach).
2006-12-18 14:51:48 · answer #3 · answered by TomB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By changing the pH one is able to activate various enzymes. for instance pepsinogen, the inactive form of pepsin (used to break down proteins), is present when the pH is high and pepsin is when the pH is low (aka when in the presence of HCL) thus one avoids digesting your own stomach. thus the proteins are denatured and trypsin/chymotrypsin take over, these enzymes operate at a much higher pH, about 8. So the 'acid chyme mixture' must be neutralized, via bicarbonate. The stomach lipases also operate optimally around 8, then eventually the pH drops back to about 7 and is defecated. hope that was somewhat helpfull, n8
2016-05-23 05:53:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
False, it's higher to neutralize the low pH of material from the stomach.
2006-12-18 12:51:48 · answer #5 · answered by yungr01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False.
2006-12-19 01:02:54 · answer #6 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
false, the s.intestine is about pH 8, the stomach is about 1.5
2006-12-18 13:43:37 · answer #7 · answered by Sparkle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
false. The stomach pH is around 2 (I think), but alkaline substances are excreted from the pancreas into the duodenum, raising the pH to around 7ish.
2006-12-18 12:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite the opposite.
2006-12-18 14:33:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
false
2006-12-18 12:48:14 · answer #10 · answered by CSfan20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋