Question

In the stomach, food becomes a very acidic, watery mixture containing enzymes that leaves the stomach a teaspoon at a time into the small intestine and is called ____________

Answer 1

Answer:

Chyme

Explanation:

Chyme is known as the thick semifluid mixture of digested food and digestive secretion which is formed in the stomach during the process of digestion (through the pyloric valve into the duodenum)

In the stomach, the gastric gland helps in the formation of digestive juices. This gland release enzyme is known as pepsin, which helps in the breakdown of hydrochloric acid and proteins. Chyme containing water, hydrochloric acid, and digestive enzymes. Chyme results from the chemical & mechanical breakdown of a bolus with an acidic pH. (Around 2)