👉 Gastrostegal is a term used in medicine to describe the process of digestion, particularly in the small intestine. It refers to the movement of food from the stomach into the small intestine, which is then absorbed by the lining cells of the large intestine. The digestive process begins with the ingestion of food through the mouth and esophagus, followed by the passage of chyme (the mixture of food particles) down the esophagus into the stomach. The walls of the stomach are lined with
