NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Once your food goes in your body what is it called?
A
Gallbladder
B
Bilus
C
Bulos
D
Bolus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Oral processing of food results in the formation of food boluses, which are then swallowed and reach the stomach for further digestion. The number, size and surface properties of the boluses will affect their processing and emptying from the stomach.

Detailed explanation-2: -In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, “ball") is a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing (which is largely an adaptation for plant-eating mammals).

Detailed explanation-3: -A bolus is a single, large dose of medicine. For a person with diabetes, a bolus is a dose of insulin taken to handle a rise in blood glucose (a type of sugar), like the one that happens during eating. A bolus is given as a shot or through an insulin pump.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bolus is food that has been mixed with saliva. Chyme is food that has been mixed with gastric juice. Bolus is chewed and then swallowed to reach the stomach. Chyme enters the small intestine after passing through the stomach.

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