Gastric Digestion
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Gastric Phase of Digestion
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2024
The gastric phase of digestion begins as soon as food enters the stomach. The incoming food bolus triggers neural and hormonal mechanisms, which last approximately 3 to 4 hours. During this phase, the stomach undergoes significant changes to prepare the food for further digestion and absorption. When food enters the stomach, it stretches the stomach walls and activates stretch receptors. This triggers local reflexes of the enteric nervous system, mediated through the myenteric plexus. These...
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Laparoscopic Radical Gastrectomy for Remnant Gastric Cancer
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2025
Laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for remnant gastric cancer has been increasingly adopted as a minimally invasive surgical approach in recent years. This article proposes a detailed operating procedure, aiming to provide practical technical guidance for surgeons and promote the broader adoption of laparoscopic surgery in managing remnant gastric cancer.
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Exposing a Synthetic Oral Bacterial Community to Simulated Phases of Digestion
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2025
Source: Arroyo, M. C., et al. Assessing the Viability of a Synthetic Bacterial Consortium on the In Vitro Gut Host-microbe Interface. J. Vis. Exp. (2018)This video demonstrates the viability assessment of a synthetic oral microbial community during simulated oral, gastric, and intestinal digestion. Bacterial survival is quantified after each phase, revealing a progressive decline due to digestive stress.
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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Procedure: A Bariatric Surgical Procedure for Gastric Resectioning in Murine Model
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2025
This video describes a bariatric surgery-Roux-en-Y procedure. This involves the cutting of the jejunum- the middle portion of the intestine- to generate two intestinal limbs. The biliary limb is attached to the existing intestinal loop and the alimentary limb is attached to the stomach, creating a gastric bypass. The gastric bypass created here helps to decrease the nutrient uptake and efficiently reduces body weight.
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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Operation in Rats
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2012
Numerous studies using gastric bypass rat models have been recently conducted to uncover the underlying physiological mechanisms of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass operations. This article aims to demonstrate and discuss the technical and experimental details of our published gastric bypass rat model to understand advantages and limitations of this experimental tool.
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Hydrochloric acid performs two linked functions: it denatures proteins, meaning it alters their structure, and activates pepsinogen into pepsin. Pepsin can then participate in protein breakdown within the stomach. This partnership connects the chemical conditions of the stomach with enzyme activity, allowing the meal to undergo more effective processing before it reaches the small intestine.
Mucus protects the stomach lining from the same acid and digestive enzymes that act on food. This protective role allows hydrochloric acid and pepsin to function in the stomach without directly damaging its lining. The contrast between digestive activity in the stomach contents and protection at the tissue surface illustrates how biological systems coordinate breakdown with cellular preservation.
Muscular contractions mechanically mix the meal with gastric juice, bringing food into contact with hydrochloric acid and pepsin. Mixing also contributes to the formation of chyme, the semi-liquid product produced in the stomach. Thus, motility supports chemical digestion by distributing secretions through the meal rather than leaving breakdown dependent on chemical action alone.
The pyloric sphincter controls the passage of chyme out of the stomach and releases it gradually into the small intestine. This regulated transport links gastric processing with the next stage of digestion instead of allowing the stomach contents to leave all at once. Its role demonstrates that digestion depends on coordinated movement as well as chemical breakdown.
Food is first subjected to muscular mixing, which combines it with gastric juice. Hydrochloric acid then denatures proteins and activates pepsin from pepsinogen, while mucus protects the stomach lining. Continued processing changes the meal into chyme, which the pyloric sphincter releases gradually. This sequence shows how mechanical activity, secretion, protection, and transport operate together.
Gastric digestion provides a model for studying coordination among secretion, enzyme activation, motility, tissue protection, and regulated transport. In biology, it clarifies how the digestive system prepares nutrients for absorption in the small intestine. It also provides context for examining digestive disorders and medication effects that may influence stomach processing or its protective mechanisms.