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In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, "ball") is a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing (which is largely an adaptation for plant-eating mammals).[1]

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  1. 13 relations: Alkalinity, Chewing, Chyle, Chyme, Digestion, Esophagus, Herbivore, Latin, Mammal, PH, Saliva, Stomach, Swallowing.

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Alkalinity

Alkalinity (from lit) is the capacity of water to resist acidification.

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Chewing

Chewing or mastication is the process by which food is crushed and ground by the teeth. Bolus (digestion) and Chewing are Digestive system.

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Chyle

Chyle (from the Greek word χυλός chylos, "juice") is a milky bodily fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats, or free fatty acids (FFAs). Bolus (digestion) and chyle are Digestive system.

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Chyme

Chyme or chymus (from Greek χυμός khymos, "juice") is the semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach, through the pyloric valve, into the duodenum (the beginning of the small intestine). Bolus (digestion) and chyme are Digestive system.

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Digestion

Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food compounds into small water-soluble components so that they can be absorbed into the blood plasma. Bolus (digestion) and Digestion are Digestive system.

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Esophagus

The esophagus (American English) or oesophagus (British English, see spelling differences; both;: (o)esophagi or (o)esophaguses), colloquially known also as the food pipe, food tube, or gullet, is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach. Bolus (digestion) and esophagus are Digestive system.

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Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Mammal

A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.

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PH

In chemistry, pH, also referred to as acidity or basicity, historically denotes "potential of hydrogen" (or "power of hydrogen").

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Saliva

Saliva (commonly referred to as spit or drool) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth.

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Stomach

The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the upper gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. Bolus (digestion) and stomach are Digestive system.

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Swallowing

Swallowing, also called deglutition or inglutition in scientific contexts, is the process in the body of a human or other animal that allows for a substance to pass from the mouth, to the pharynx, and into the esophagus, while shutting the epiglottis.

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See also

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolus_(digestion)