Is there anything special secreted from the stomach to keep it from burning? I mean, if the stomach acid has such a low pH, wouldn't it sting your stomach?
2007-03-26 13:11:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
the stomach is covered with a thick coating of alkaline mucus which is produced by goblet cells in the columnar epithelium cells. The alkaline environment is produced by the HCO- ions that are secreted with the mucus.
2007-03-27 02:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by Tony H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The stomach has a mucous lining which prevents the acid which digests your food from digesting your stomach lining as well. So although if the acid were in direct contact with the stomach lining it probably would sting, in this case it does not do so because of the mucous lining.
2007-03-26 20:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by muff 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The stomach has a thick lining of Mucus that protects the stomach walls from the burn of the acids.
If there was a gap in the lining and the acids came in contact to the vulnerable wall of the stomach, that is called an Ulcer.
so basically, Snot protects your stomach from ulcers.
2007-03-26 20:14:44 · answer #3 · answered by Cuddly Lez 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Our stomach is lined with a layer of mucus, yes, secreated by the stomach, which prevents the hydrochloric acid from damaging the stomach.
2007-03-26 20:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by *Head in the stars* 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because your stomach has a mucous membrane lining that protects the tissue from the acid.
2007-03-26 20:17:39 · answer #5 · answered by qballer1120 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because God thought of a cool way to protect us...the cells of the stomach lining are very close together and there is a protective mucus that he designed (just to be sure)....course if we stress out too much and they pull apart, then he punishes us with pain and that is called an ulcer....he thought of everything....its Gods Plan....Let us Pray........
2007-03-26 20:16:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is because before the secretion of an acid one antacid is secreted.
2007-03-26 20:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by moosa 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋