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Does the stomach perform both mechanical and chemical digestive processes?
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∙ 10y ago
the stomach does have both chemical and mechanical digestion. Mechanical-the walls of muscle in the stomach push food back and forth Chemical-digestive chemicals rain from try walls and breaks down big food molecules to smaller ones
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∙ 12y ago
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What is the importance of the pharynx and esophagus in the digestive process?
While the pharynx and esophagus do not perform any mechanical or chemical digestive processes, they provide a critical service for the digestive system. They move food from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the importance of the pharynx and the esophagus in the digestive process?
While the pharynx and esophagus do not perform any mechanical or chemical digestive processes, they provide a critical service for the digestive system. They move food from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the importance of the pharynx and the esophagus in the digestion process?
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