Gastric mixing

a. occurs primarily in the body of the stomach.
b. occurs as a result of the stomach's contents being tumbled back and forth in the antrum because of vigorous peristaltic contractions.
c. mixes the food with gastric secretions to convert it to a finely divided liquid form known as chyme.
d. both (b) and (c) above.
e. all of these answers.


D

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