Multiple choice

Among the following organs the 'J'-shaped organ is

  1. stomach

  2. the liver

  3. the gallbladder

  4. the kidney
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Explanation

Stomach is a small 'J'-shaped pouch with walls made of thick, elastic muscles, which stores and helps break down food. Food which has been reduced to very small particles is more likely to be fully digested in the small intestine, and stomach churning has the effect of assisting the physical disassembly begun in the mouth.

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