Multiple choice

What is the pulp like form of food called when it stays in the stomach for about 3 hrs?

  1. Chyme

  2. Epiglottis

  3. Pylorus

  4. Villi

  5. Sphincter

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Explanation

Chyme is a thick semi-fluid mass of partially digested food and digestive secretions that is formed in the stomach and intestine during digestion. Other secretions from the pancreas, gallbladder, liver and glands in the intestinal wall add to the total volume of chyme.