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The pizza that you ate for lunch is being digested. Summarize what happens to it in your stomach.(1 point)
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The waste materials are compacted and then removed from the body.
The waste materials are compacted and then removed from the body.
Enzymes from the liver and pancreas break down fats and proteins in the pizza.
Enzymes from the liver and pancreas break down fats and proteins in the pizza.
The pizza is churned, mixing it with digestive enzymes and gastric acid.
The pizza is churned, mixing it with digestive enzymes and gastric acid.
The pizza is mechanically broken up by teeth and mixed with saliva.
The pizza is mechanically broken up by teeth and mixed with saliva.
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The correct response summarizing what happens to pizza in your stomach is:
The pizza is churned, mixing it with digestive enzymes and gastric acid.
In the stomach, the food is mixed and churned with gastric juices, which include digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid, helping to break down the food into a semi-liquid form known as chyme.
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