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Digestion helps the food go through your system. The food then sits at the bottom of your stomach until it comes out as waste.
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What does breakdown mean in digestion?
to break food into smaller pieces that can be eatn
What is the digestion occurs as the food is broken into smaller pieces?
Mechanical or Chemical.
How does the mouth digest food?
Mechanical digestion is the process by which food is broken up into smaller pieces without the use of enzymes or chemicals. In the mouth, this mechanical digestion is performed by teeth, which grind up food into many small pieces that can then be swallowed.Mechanical digestion in the mouth is also accompanied by the chemical digestion performed by saliva.
What are the functions of the teeth?
The function of the teeth is the mechanical breakdown of food. i.e. to chew and bite your food breaking it into smaller pieces to allow for it to mix with saliva. The smaller pieces also allow for the chemical breakdown of food by various enzymes to occur faster.
What is the purpose of breaking food into smaller pieces in physical digestion?
to increase surface area
In the digestive system food undergoes two kinds of digestion Blake digestion occurs as the food is broken into smaller pieces?
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How do the teeth aid in the digestion of food?
Teeth help by mechanical digestion, which is breaking the food in smaller pieces in order for the saliva to cover it and make it easier to digest.
What is purpose of breaking up food into smaller pieces in physical digestion?
to increase surface area
How is mechanical digestion is different than chemical digestion?
Chemical digestion uses enzymes and other chemicals to break the bonds in food. Mechanical digestion is basically the teeth grinding the food into physically smaller pieces.
Where in the bodyis food digested?
Digestion includes the mixing of food, its movement through the digestive tract, and chemical breakdown of the larger pieces of food into smaller pieces. Digestion begins in the mouth, when we chew and swallow, and is completed in the SMALL INTESTINE.
Is it true that alligators ingest rocks sometimes to help digest food like birds?
Yes, they use them to grind the food into smaller pieces.
What 2 types of digestion takes place in the mouth?
Mechanical and chemical digestion. In mechanical digestion the teeth breakdown food into smaller pieces and in chemical digestion the salivary glands breaks down the food molecules.
