Biology question #513

Anonymous, a 10 year old from the Internet asks on January 6, 2002

Q:How much liquid is in the stomach?

the answer

Barry Shell answered on January 6, 2002

A:

Somewhere between 1 and 4 Litres. There is a good discussion of this at The Physics Factbook, an encyclopedia of scientific essays written by students.


Mark answered on February 16, 2004

A:

How much acid is produced by the stomach every day?

Answer: About 2 to 3 litres of it are secreted into the stomach daily by about 35 million glands distributed throughout the stomach wall.


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