Match the term with its correction definition.
-Partially digested food mixture leaving the stomach
A)Bolus
B)Chyme
C)Peristalsis
D)Ulcer
E)Jaundice
F)Diarrhea

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Chyme is the partially digested food mixture leaving the stomach, not bolus (which is a small rounded mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed).

Answer: C
 Peristalsis refers to the muscular contractions that move food through the digestive system, not chyme, bolus, ulcer, jaundice, or diarrhea.

Answer: D
 An ulcer is a sore or lesion that develops in the lining of the stomach or small intestine, not chyme, bolus, peristalsis, jaundice, or diarrhea.

Answer: E
 Jaundice is a condition in which there is a yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes due to an accumulation of bilirubin, not chyme, bolus, peristalsis, ulcer, or diarrhea.

Answer: F
 Diarrhea is an abnormally loose or watery stool that occurs when the colon doesn't absorb enough water, not chyme, bolus, peristalsis, ulcer, or jaundice.

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