The human stomach is surprisingly small when it’s empty, “about the size of a person’s palm”, says Dr Paul Ng, a Hong Kong-based specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology.

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Michael Mosley puts his guts on display for one day at the Science Museum in this one-off programme part of the BBC Four season, Flesh, Blood and Bone: The Amazing Human Body.