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Chapter 11: Problem 7

Where does the chyme go after leaving the stomach?

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After leaving the stomach, chyme goes into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.

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01

Understanding chyme and its formation

Chyme is a semi-fluid mass of partially digested food that is expelled by the stomach, through the pyloric valve, into the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The chyme is created in the stomach through gastric juices which consists of protease (enzyme for proteins) and hydrochloric acid.
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Identifying the next destination of chyme

After being processed in stomach into chyme, it moves into the small intestine. The small intestine is divided into three parts: the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum. The first part which chyme enters after leaving stomach is duodenum.

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