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Do glands in the stomach produce the first digestive juices used in the digestive process?
The first digestive juices are those produced in saliva that is excreted into the mouth.
Where is food mashed and mixed with digestive juices?
in our body lol
In the digestive system what does the food do in your mouth?
In the digestive system, digestion starts in your mouth. Your teeth grind your food into small pieces. Your digestive juices can only work on the outside of food. by grinding food into small pieces, it gives your food a whole lot more area for your digestive juices to work on. Also the saliva in your mouth is a digestive juice. It starts the process of digesting carbohydrates.
What is produce digestive juices?
"Produce digestive juices" Digestive juices are produced by your body in your mouth (saliva) stomach (acids) and in many other places down your digestive system, they help break down the food we eat and the other things we drink or take (eg:drugs/medication). If there were no digestive juices our body would not be able to use our food for our advantage
What is the duty of the mouth in the digestive system?
The mouth starts the digestive process by supplying saliva which aids in getting the food chewed to a consistency that is easily swallowed. When saliva is activated and chewing as well, it activates the gastric juices and gets them flowing, the gastric juices which contain Hydrochloic Acid ) (HCL) the HCL helps break down the foods to get the foods through the digestive tract.
How the digestive system starts?
In humans, digestion begins in the mouth where food is chewed and and swallowed with the assistance of the salivary glands.
Where is digestive juices produced?
Digestive juices is produced in the stomach and small intestine. The mouth does not produce digestive juices, it is only saliva. The food will stay in the stomach for 2-5 hours and digestive juices are added to make it softer and then, the food travels to the small intestine where more digestive juices are added.
What things are added or taken away from the digestive system?
Taken away: Gastric Juices Poop Urine Gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth Some nutrients are taken away from the digestive system through the anus. Added: Food Nutrients Liquids
Digestive juices in the digestive tract include?
Mechanical digestion is the same thing as chewing, or mastication. It does not need any digestive juices, because that is considered chemical digestion. Chemical digestion in the mouth during chewing is mainly by the aid of saliva which has, among other enzymes, salivary amylase which initiates carbohydrate digestion.
Where does digestive systems start?
The digestive system starts at the mouth.
What is the movement of the digestive system called?
The digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. Inside this tube is a lining called the mucosa. In the mouth, stomach, and small intestine, the mucosa contains tiny glands that produce juices to help digest food. Two solid organs, the liver and the pancreas, produce digestive juices that reach the intestine through small tubes. In addition, parts of other organ systems (for instance, nerves and blood) play a major role in the digestive system.
What organ system is a sharks mouth in?
A shark's mouth is part of the digestive system. Sharks use their mouths to eat and bite into prey.
