What it means
In the stomach, food is churned with acid and enzymes until it becomes a semi-liquid called chyme. The pyloric sphincter lets it into the duodenum a little at a time, where bile and pancreatic juices continue digestion and the villi absorb nutrients.
At a glance
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Related terms
small intestine
The long, narrow part of the bowel between the stomach and the large intestine, where most digestion and absorption happen.
bile
A yellow-green fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder that helps digest fats.
villus
One of the tiny, finger-like folds that line the small intestine and take in nutrients.