gastric juice
Digestive stomach secretion
Gastric juice is the acidic fluid secreted by glands in the stomach lining, containing hydrochloric acid and enzymes that break down food during digestion.
The term appears in biology and medicine: Gastric juice helps dissolve proteins before they pass to the small intestine.
Gastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- proteolysisEnzymatic protein breakdown
- chymePartially digested stomach contents
- bolusChewed food mass
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
denaturation · absorption · nutrients · mastication · ingestion · peristalsis · duodenum · pylorus
Corrosive hydrogen chloride solution
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- pepsinogenInactive digestive enzyme precursor
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- waterClear essential liquid
electrolytes · bicarbonate · gastrin · lipase · hydrogen ions
Moist organ lining
- gastrinPeptide prompting acid secretion
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- exocrineSecreting externally via ducts
- lumenLight output measure
stimulation · vagus nerve · histamine · acetylcholine · inhibition · fasting · postprandial
Erosive tissue wound
- refluxBackward liquid movement
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- GERDChronic digestive disorder
- hyperacidityExcessive gastric acid secretion
dyspepsia · erosion · H. pylori · pernicious anemia · gastroparesis · bloating · nausea · indigestion
Organ's innermost portion
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- antrumBodily cavity or chamber
- pylorusStomach's lower opening
- epitheliumTissue covering body surfaces
lining · mucosa · cardia · submucosa · muscularis
pepsin
Gastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- proteolysisEnzymatic protein breakdown
- chymePartially digested stomach contents
- bolusChewed food mass
hydrolysis · denaturation · absorption · nutrients · mastication · ingestion · peristalsis · duodenum · pylorus · emptying
hydrochloric acid
Corrosive hydrogen chloride solution
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- pepsinogenInactive digestive enzyme precursor
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
water · electrolytes · bicarbonate · gastrin · lipase · hydrogen ions
mucosa
Moist organ lining
- gastrinPeptide prompting acid secretion
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- exocrineSecreting externally via ducts
lumen · stimulation · vagus nerve · histamine · acetylcholine · inhibition · fasting · postprandial
ulcer
Erosive tissue wound
hyperacidity · dyspepsia · erosion · H. pylori · pernicious anemia · gastroparesis · bloating · nausea · indigestion
fundus
Organ's innermost portion
epithelium · lining · mucosa · cardia · submucosa · muscularis
pH
Measure of solution acidity
- acidicBelow neutral pH
- corrosiveDestroys by chemical action
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
sour · burning · neutralize · buffer · antacid · alkaline · pH scale · protons · titration · hyperacidity
- digestionswallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion, digestive organs
- stomachfundus, pepsinogen, antrum, pylorus, mucosa
- acidic liquidsvinegar, battery acid, wine, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid
- body fluidsblood, lymph, saliva, urine, sweat
- body secretionssweat, saliva, tears, mucus, sebum
- secretionssaliva, sweat, mucus, bile, tears
juice, stomach, gastric, gastronomy, gastropod, gastropub, gastritis, gastrectomy, gastrointestinal