Enterogastric Reflex in Digestion

The intestinal phase of digestion begins when chyme enters the small intestine. Chyme is the partially digested mix of food and digestive enzymes that leaves the stomach. This final stage follows the cephalic and gastric phases and helps the body absorb nutrients efficiently.

As chyme enters the ...

After the gastric phase, the chyme from the stomach moves into the small intestine, gradually decreasing the stomach distention.

In contrast, the arrival of chyme expands the duodenal end of the small intestine, stimulating the local stretch receptors and chemoreceptors to trigger the enterogastric reflex.

This reflex inhibits stim...