The upward bulge at this organ's top is its fundus, and a bolus is converted into chyme in this organs.
This organ's foveolar cells serve a protective function, and an "alkaline tide" results when secretions of bicarbonate from this organ cause an increase in blood pH. A zymogen released by this organ's chief cells becomes an aspartate protease. One compound synthesized by this organ's G cells stimulates the release of histamine from (*) enterochromaffin-like cells. The upward bulge at this organ's top is its fundus, and a bolus is converted into chyme in this organs. Parietal cells in this organ release hydrochloric acid, and this organ is separated from the duodenum by the pyloric sphincter. For 10 points, name this organ that lies in between the esophagus and the small intestine.
This organ's foveolar cells serve a protective function, and an "alkaline tide" results when secretions of bicarbonate from this organ cause an increase in blood pH. A zymogen released by this organ's chief cells becomes an aspartate protease.
stomach