The working of human stomach was discovered by
- AOption (a)
Charles Darwin
- BOption (b)
Charles Babbage
- COption (c)
William Beaumont
- DOption (d)
William Harvey
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William Beaumont
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The correct answer is William Beaumont.
Key Points
- William Beaumont discovered the working of the human stomach.
- William Beaumont (November 21, 1785 – April 25, 1853) was a surgeon in the U.S. Army.
- He became known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" following his research on human digestion.
- Dr. Beaumont did many experiments and found many secrets about digestion.
- He found that food digests faster in the stomach than outside.
- In 1822, an employee of the American Fur Company named Alexis St. Martin was accidentally shot.
- Dr. Beaumont treated his wound but expected St. Martin to die from his injuries.
- Despite this dire prediction, St. Martin survived but with a hole in his stomach that never fully healed.
- St. Martin was hired as a handyman by Dr. Beaumont to observe digestive processes.
- He studied the process of digestion in Martins's stomach for 9 years.
Additional Information
- Charles Darwin
- He is known as the "Father of Evolution".
- Darwin proposed a theory of evolution called natural selection in the year 1859.
- Charles Babbage
- He is known as the "Father of the Computer".
- He is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer, the Difference Engine.
- William Harvey
- He is known as the "Father of Physiology".
- He was the first known physician to describe the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and the rest of the body by the heart.












