Question

Gastric juices in the stomach perform which type of digestion?
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Chemical digestion only
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Neither mechanical nor chemical digestion
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Mechanical digestion only
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Both mechanical and chemical digestion

Answer 1

Gastric juices in the stomach perform **chemical digestion only**. The stomach primarily uses gastric juices, which contain hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes, to chemically break down food. Mechanical digestion, on the other hand, primarily occurs through the churning and mixing of food by the stomach's muscular walls. However, if the emphasis is solely on gastric juices, the correct answer would focus on chemical digestion.