chyme

(noun)

the thick, semifluid mass of partly-digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.

Related Terms

  • gastric juice
  • enteroendocrine cells
  • bolus
  • enterogastric reflex

Examples of chyme in the following topics:

  • Intestinal Phase

    • The intestinal phase occurs in the duodenum, responds to arriving chyme, and moderates gastric activity via hormones and nervous reflexes.
    • Individuals with diabetes have a higher probability of suffering from delayed clearance of chyme from the duodenum.
    • Chyme also stimulates duodenal enteroendocrine cells to release secretin and cholecystokinin.
    • The effect of this is that gastrin secretion declines and the pyloric sphincter contracts tightly to limit the admission of more chyme into the duodenum.
    • This gives the duodenum time to work on the chyme it has already received before being loaded with more.
  • Pancreatic Juice

    • Pancreatic fluid contains digestive enzymes that help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in the chyme.
    • These enzymes help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in the chyme.
    • Pancreatic fluid or juice contains digestive enzymes that pass to the small intestine where they help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids (fats) in the chyme.
  • Absorption and Feces Formation in the Large Intestine

    • The large intestine absorbs water from the chyme and stores feces until they can be defecated.
    • The large intestine absorbs water from the chyme and stores feces until it can be egested.
  • Hormones of the Digestive System

    • This hormone responds to the acidity of the chyme.
    • This hormone is secreted in response to fat in chyme.
  • Pancreas

    • These enzymes help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in the chyme.
    • These enzymes help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins and lipids (fats) in the chyme.
  • Processes and Functions of the Digestive System

    • The bolus is converted into a slimy material called chyme.
    • The stomach is a muscular bag that maneuvers food particles, mixing highly acidic gastric juice and powerful digestive enzymes with the chyme to prepare for nutrient absorption in the small intestine.
    • Stimulatory hormones such as gastrin and motillin help the stomach pump gastric juice and move chyme.
    • The complex network of hormones eventually prepares chyme for entry into the duodenum, the first segment of the small intestine.
  • Organs of the Digestive System

    • Here our bolus gets mixed with digestive acids, furthering breakdown, and turning the bolus material into a slimy mess called chyme.
    • The chyme moves on into the small intestine, where nutrients are absorbed.
    • As the chyme makes its way through each segment of the small intestine, pancreatic juices from the pancreas start to break down proteins.
  • Types of Cells in the Pancreas

    • These enzymes help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in the chyme.
  • Mucosa

    • Food, mucous, and digestive juices pass through the lumen, and the mucosa comes in direct contact with digested food (chyme).
  • Muscularis

    • This is the inner oblique layer, and helps churn the chyme in the stomach.
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