What is the acidic, semifluid paste that is part of chemical digestion?
a. chyme c. saliva
b. insulin d. bile
A
Chemical digestion is the process of changing food (by enzymes; gastric, intestinal, and pancreatic juices; and bile) into individual nutrients that can be used by the body. The peristaltic movement of the stomach mixes the partially digested food and digestive enzymes into a semiliquid mass called chyme.
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