A Manual of Human Physiology, Prepared With Special Reference to Students of Medicine
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— The amount of gastric juice daily secreted is difificult of determination, and it is not surprising that authorities should differ so much on this point. Dr. Beaumont estimated it to be 180 grammes in the case of St. Martin, while others place it as high as 7 litres, or one-tenth of the weight of the body. The gastric juice is never in large quantity in the stomach at any one time. It is secreted gradually by the glands, is STOMACH DIGESTION. lOJ poured out into the cavity of the stomach, whe...re it per- meates the food, is passed on into the small intestine, where it is absorbed by the blood-vessels, and is then returned to the circulation, from which its constituents were derived. It has the following properties : it is clear, slightly yellowish in color, and strongly acid. Its specific gravity is from lOOi to loio. Composition of Human Gastric Juice mixed with Saliva. — As can readily be understood, it is impossible to obtain gastric juice unmixed with particles of food or saliva or other foreign substances, hence an accurate analysis can- not be given.
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