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  • 01-11-2019
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The condition known as heartburn is most often caused by acid regurgitating from the stomach into the esophagus. Why do you think the acid tends to burn the esophagus and produce pain but does not similarly burn the stomach?

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  • 01-11-2019
Because the stomach is lined by a mucous membrane (the gastric mucosa)
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