What is Chyme? Explain.

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(N/A) Chyme is the semi-digested,acidic,and pulpy mass of food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine.
It is formed in the stomach through the mechanical churning of food and its chemical breakdown by gastric juices,which include $HCl$ and enzymes like pepsin.
The acidic nature of chyme helps in the activation of pepsinogen into pepsin and kills bacteria present in the food.
Once the food is converted into chyme,the pyloric sphincter relaxes to allow it to enter the duodenum for further digestion and absorption.

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