Talk:Stomach
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What about a sac in physiology? I'm trying to find out. There's basic information at http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=sac . Twilight Realm 22:19, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Esophageal Sphincter
I was under the impression there wasn't actually any smooth muscle here. 149.166.137.215 10:13, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Capacity
There was a CSI episode reference that the stomach can hold at least four liters of food. Could somebody verify that? Janarius 20 January 2006
- I have heared that the average stomach only holds 1-1.5 litres. I'll check... Ged3000 17:31, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
- I found the volume of the stomach and entered it under the anatomy heading. Its referenced (hope Ive done it right!) Ged3000 19:11, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
- I've come across the reference of 4 liters being the approximate maximum volume. Obviously there'd be a lot of variations between individuals, and supposedly some bulimics/bingers have about double that capacity. Take this with a grain of salt, though. --King V 16:47, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tripe, glorious tripe
This article should mention that the stomachs of some animals are used for food, i.e. tripe. 217.155.20.163 01:02, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
- Why does this article specify that tripe is filled with ur moms anchovies?
- -Curious Guy
- The mention of tripe seems completely irrelevant to this article. It would seem appropriate to remove it. --King V 16:49, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Primary use of the stomach
I read recently that the human stomach primarily evolved to prevent food poisoning, our ancestors had little choice over the quality of food they ate. Thus the role of the stomach is to kill harmful bacteria with hydrochloric acid, encourage the growth of symbiotic bacteria, provide support to the immune system, to act as a "gate keeper" that prevents the entry of tainted food to the lower GI tract and as a storage area...the stomach can temporarily store food, saving energy required to digest food and allowing the allocation of energy to a more prescient need e.g. fleeing a predator.
People who have their stomachs removed live quite well without one, they just have to eat smaller portions and more often. To me, it seems that in the First World the stomach is redundant, we have access to safe fresh food. Diamond Dave 19/06/2006 18:15 UT
This is a very keen observation, and I have seen similiar arguments elsewhere. There have also been claims that this could be used to help obese people, but really I don't know. And yes, we probibly could live without it, but really, why should we? It's still a saftey measure. 143.206.80.170 15:36, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
Speaking as a bio/chem A-level student if that quantitfies anything but I'm with you on this and really think the article needs editing and not only on that point.
Acid doesn't 'break down' food, it acts to create a favourable pH envrioment for the pepsin enzymes that are secreted in the stomach.
[edit] Myth or Fact
I was told that when you drink cold water, the intense change in temperature will actually cause your stomach to build up a layer of fat as insulation.
yup probably, fat is in liquid from as it's heated, thus if it is cold then it will be in solid form, this explain the layer built up from fat.--tearfate 16:16, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
... uh probably but it might not have the intense a change after it has gone through the mouth and the esopahgus:D
[edit] content here at wrong place?
Seems most of the article is about human stomach, with only first part about stomach in general? Shouldn't the stuff about Human stomach be moved to something like human stomach, leaving here the introduction and add here links to specific stomach types?
I think this is a good idea but suggest that the stomach page is default human with links to - Animal stomach articles in the first section. Alanmcleod 20:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
I expected here something about stomach in general + links to specific stomach types (human, cow, etc ...) ... --Territory 19:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, that would be a good idea. cyclosarin 13:25, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
- Agree, split away! -Ravedave (Adopt a State) 01:37, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
- Go for it! --God66.159.69.132 15:00, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
- While there is no real need for a split unless to counteract confusion, perhaps splitting it would encourage other people to write about those topics. Do it! 67.189.204.154 00:43, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Should the evolution of organs be included in pages?
- Probably not. It's not really relevant.66.159.69.132 15:29, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
people would usually type stomach. i mean everyone here must have typed stomach to get to this page.
[edit] etymology
"The terms gastro- and gastric (meaning related to the stomach) are derived from the Latin words Ventriculus and Gaster (Greek γαστήρ)."
It is believable that 'gastro-' and 'gastric' derive from 'gaster'. But how does 'ventirculus' come into the picture?? OED makes no mention of 'ventriculus', or 'gaster' for that matter; it says 'gastric' comes from "Greek γάστ(ε)ρ-, γάστήρ". (Of course, we can see 'gaster' in 'γάστήρ', but where is the authority for the derivation from Latin? (And 'ventirculus' ?!) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Joaquin (talk • contribs) 04:00, 18 February 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Completely agree!
This title will make it much more easier to find and understant information on the issue. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.123.245.164 (talk) 03:33, 9 March 2007 (UTC).
