Page 47 - Miracles in Our Bodies

will take longer for the cheese you ate along with that bread

to be broken down.

Nutriments broken down in the mouth pass through

the oesophagus and reach the stomach. In the stomach is

another marvellous state of equilibrium. Digestion of foods

in the stomach is performed by a very strong fluid. This
fluid is hydrochloric acid. As you know, acids

are corrosive materials. They are capable of

dissolving what they are in contact with.

creas For instance, what your mother uses to

clear an obstructed plug hole contains acid.

Breaking down dirt and waste matters

that blocked the pipe, these acids rid
it of obstructions. It is thanks to

small intestine

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