THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

STOMACH

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

When food moves out of the stomach, it is a soupy mixture called ____ ?

A	Amino Acid
B	Saliva
C	Enzymes
D	Chyme

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -An acidic environment is needed for the digestion that takes place in the stomach. By the time food is ready to leave the stomach, it has been processed into a thick liquid called chyme (pronounced: kime).

Detailed explanation-2: -Chyme is a mixture of food and digestive juices that is produced in the stomach. Food enters the large intestine before the small intestine. In the small intestine, chyme mixes with bile, which emulsifies fats.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stomach muscles churn and mix the food with digestive juices that have acids and enzymes. These juices help break up food into much smaller pieces. By the time food is ready to leave the stomach, it has been turned into a thick liquid called chyme (kime).

Detailed explanation-4: -November 9, 2020. Chyme (“/kʌɪm/”) is the medical term used to describe the pulpy and semi-fluid composition of partly undigested food, fluid, stomach acid/gastric juices (hydrochloric acid), and digestive enzymes such as pancreatic enzymes and bile.

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