Question

Difference between bolus and chyme

Answer 1

Bolus is the food that is mashed up in your mouth. After it is digested in the stomach, the food is called chyme. 
Bolus is more alkaline than chyme because it is exposed to alkaline saliva. Teeth and saliva turn food into bolus. It is then swallowed and passes through the esophagus into the stomach. 

Chyme has a higher acidity content than bolus because it was exposed to hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Chyme enters the small intestine after digestion in the stomach.

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Answer 2

Dear Harshit,

◆ Bolus -

• Bolus is a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing.

◆ Chyme -

• Chyme is a semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach.

● Difference between bolus & chyme -

• Bolus is formed in stomach while chyme is formed in mouth.
• Bolus is alkanine but chyme is acidic in nature.
• Bolus passes from mouth to esophagus while chyme passes from stomach to duodenum.

Hope this helped you.