GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the stomach the food is churned by peristalsis in order to mix with the gastric juices and pushed to the pyloric sphincter at the base of the stomach. The food which is now a paste called chyme is pushed through the pylorus into the duodenum the first loop of the small intestine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Churning (Stomach) The stomach lining contains muscles which physically squeeze and mix the food with strong digestive juices (’churning’) Food is digested within the stomach for several hours and is turned into a creamy paste called chyme.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mechanical Digestion The large pieces of food that are ingested have to be broken into smaller particles that can be acted upon by various enzymes. This is mechanical digestion, which begins in the mouth with chewing or mastication and continues with churning and mixing actions in the stomach.

Detailed explanation-4: -The churning of your stomach helps to push this liquid material, called chyme, toward the lower part of your stomach. Once the chyme reaches the pyloric sphincter–the muscular band that separates the stomach from the small intestine–the muscles relax to let the chyme slowly enter the small intestine.