Gastric mixing
A) occurs primarily in the body of the stomach.
B) occurs as a result of the stomach's contents being tumbled back and forth in the antrum because of vigorous peristaltic contractions.
C) mixes the food with gastric secretions to convert it to a finely divided liquid form known as chyme.
D) both (b) and (c) above.
E) all of these answers.

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Gastric mixing occurs as a result of the stomach's contents being tumbled back and forth in the antrum because of vigorous peristaltic contractions. It also mixes the food with gastric secretions to convert it to a finely divided liquid form known as chyme. Therefore, option D, which includes both of these factors, is the correct answer. Gastric mixing occurs primarily in the antrum of the stomach.

Gastric Mixing