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its to help you get the mixture made
to help you swallow the food
You have a tongue to help mix your food with saliva and help push the moist food to the back of the throat to swallow.
The Oropharynx is the middle portion of the pharynx, its main function is to act as a common passageway for air, food, and drink.The main job of the oropharynx is to help you swallow. It has sensitive nerves that trigger the swallowing response so that the food goes into the esophagus and not the wind pipe.
the saliva helps when you swallow food enzymes make it easier.
the saliva helps when you swallow food enzymes make it easier.
your teeth chew the food into smaller pieces and then you can swallow =)
Many birds, including chickens, have a gizzard, and swallow small stones to help them grind up food. Crocodilians also use stones to aide in digestion.
They help you swallow and digest food... If you didn't digest food, you can't get the nutrients that are vital to life
Actually, sort of. See, emus are birds, and most birds have an organ called a gizzard. The function of the gizzard is the help grind up food. Only the very muscular structure of the gizzard isn't able to do this unassisted, so birds consume gravel and sand to help.
The function of your lips is to help your mouth chew and close on food.
The function of your lips is to help your mouth chew and close on food.