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What is food called after it has been broken down into a paste?
Its called bolus
What is the food broken down in the stomach called?
The medical term for it is "chyme" (KIME).
What happens to food by then called bolus during deglutition?
During deglutition, the bolus is propelled down the esophagus into the stomach by a series of coordinated muscle contractions called peristalsis. Once in the stomach, the bolus mixes with gastric juices and is broken down further through mechanical churning and chemical digestion.
What makes food into a small lump called a bolus?
Food is transformed into a small lump called a bolus through the process of chewing and mixing it with saliva in the mouth. The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food in the mouth helps form the bolus, which is then swallowed and passes through the esophagus into the stomach where further digestion occurs.
What are a bolus and chime?
Food in the mouth is called bolus Once the food is passed it is called (becomes) chime
What happen after a mouthful of food has been swallowed it is called what?
After a mouthful of food has been swallowed, it is called the bolus. The bolus travels down the esophagus through a process called peristalsis, which involves coordinated muscle contractions. Once it reaches the stomach, the food is mixed with gastric juices and further broken down for digestion.
What is a ball-like masticated lump of food?
A ball-like masticated lump of food is called a bolus. It is formed in the mouth during the process of chewing and mixing food with saliva before swallowing. The bolus helps in the smooth passage of food through the esophagus and into the stomach for further digestion.
What is food called in your mouth?
Bolus
When food is in the stomach what is it called?
bolus
What is the name of the liquid mass that drips into the intestines from the stomach?
Bolus. Or, perhaps chyme.
What are four steps of the ruminating cycle?
* Regurgitation * Reverse peristalsis carries food to mouth * Remastication * Liquid squeezed from bolus and swallowed * Bolus chewed * Reinsalivation * Adding more saliva * Redeglutition * Swallowing bolus and liquids
When you bite into food your teeth tear and grind the food into a small ball called the blank?
bolus
