Food leaving the small intestine is called chyme, a semi-liquid mixture of fiber, undigested bits, indigestible bits, and the remains of digestive enzymes.
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chyme is propelled through the large intestine by muscular contractions.
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The glands alluded to secrete from the blood a powerful solvent, called the gastric juice, which is the agent in reducing the food to chyme and chyle.
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