TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Stomach & Duodenum A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. A2 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e AB - The stomach receives food from the esophagus and has four functions: (1) it acts as a reservoir that permits eating reasonably large quantities of food at intervals of several hours; (2) food contained in the stomach is mixed, and delivered into the duodenum in amounts regulated by its chemical nature and texture; (3) the first stages of protein and carbohydrate digestion are carried out in the stomach; and (4) a few substances are absorbed across the gastric mucosa. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105488710 ER -