Asked by Void<3

The pizza that you ate for lunch is being digested. Summarize what happens to it in your stomach.(1 point)
Responses

The waste materials are compacted and then removed from the body.
The waste materials are compacted and then removed from the body.

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.

Enzymes from the liver and pancreas break down fats and proteins in the pizza.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The pizza is churned, mixing it with digestive enzymes and gastric acid.

In the stomach it is mechanically mixed into chyme while gastric juice (HCl and pepsin) begins protein digestion (HCl also denatures proteins and activates pepsinogen). Mucus protects the stomach lining; a little fat digestion occurs by gastric lipase. Small amounts of chyme are then released into the small intestine for further digestion and absorption.