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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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe mouth is the first part of the digestive system insofar as it reduces the size of what is eaten and mixes it with enzymes with the saliva. That starts the breakdown process.
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people digest food through their mouth then they eat food then the food goes through their ******
What in the mouth helps you to chemically digest food?
Saliva
What in the mouth helps chemically digest food?
saliva
How does earthworm feeds and digest its food?
From it's mouth
A chemical substance secreteded in the mouth to digest food is?
Saliva.
What in the mouth helps to chemically digest food?
Saliva helps the mouth to break down the food, but what digests the food is fiber, and stomach acid.
What is a toads parotid gland?
poisom
Why do insects have so many different mouth parts?
to digest differenttyes of food
How does a dog digest its food?
dogs absorb their food through their mouth.
Where does Digesting food begin?
Digestion of food begins in your mouth. You have amylase enzyme, also called as ptylin present in your saliva to digest the starch.
Do starfish chew there food?
No - they don't chew their food. Food can be brought into the stomach through the mouth, or the stomach can be extended out through the mouth to digest the food. The food is broken down using digestive enzymes.
Do venusflytrap like living with acid in their mouth?
Yes because it helps them digest their food:)
