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Monogastric Stomach - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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The stomach functions as a reservoir of food where digestion occurs through chemical and mechanical processes. This allows food to be broken down further and absorbed.
The stomach functions as a reservoir of food where digestion occurs through chemical and mechanical processes. This allows food to be broken down further and absorbed.
−==Development==
==Development==
−*The gut tube is formed from the folding of splanchnopleure (mesoderm and endoderm)
*The gut tube is formed from the folding of splanchnopleure (mesoderm and endoderm)