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  2. Stomach - Wikipedia

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    The stomach is distensible, and can normally expand to hold about one litre of food. [3] In a newborn human baby the stomach will only be able to hold about 30 millilitres. The maximum stomach volume in adults is between 2 and 4 litres, [4] [5] although volumes of up to 15 litres have been observed in extreme circumstances. [6]

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    It can cause stomach aches, gas, constipation, diarrhea and a whole host of other wonderful conditions. Some evolutionary scientists say that the human mind hasn't yet evolved to handle our not ...

  4. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The stomach is a distensible organ and can normally expand to hold about one litre of food. [22] This expansion is enabled by a series of gastric folds in the inner walls of the stomach. The stomach of a newborn baby will only be able to expand to retain about 30 ml.

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  7. Gastrointestinal tract - Wikipedia

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    Whilst the muscularis externa is similar throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract, an exception is the stomach which has an additional inner oblique muscular layer to aid with grinding and mixing of food. The muscularis externa of the stomach is composed of the inner oblique layer, middle circular layer, and the outer longitudinal layer.

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  9. Gizzard - Wikipedia

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    This is the secretory part of the stomach. Then the food passes into the gizzard (also known as the muscular stomach or ventriculus). The gizzard can grind the food with previously swallowed grit and pass it back to the true stomach, and vice versa. In layman's terms, the gizzard 'chews' the food for the bird because it does not have teeth to ...