In this lesson, you have learned that the stomach is an organ in the digestive system that is made up of different tissues that
are made of specialized cells. Explain how the stomach depends on other body systems to carry out its role in breaking down food molecules. Use scientific evidence and reasoning to support your answer.
The whole body works together, as a “team.”If one of the parts of the body won’t work together as a team, everything will get messed up. The stomach muscles churn and mix the food with digestive juices that have acids and enzymes, breaking it into much smaller, digestible pieces. An acidic environment is needed for the digestion that takes place in the stomach.
