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Yes. Mechanical digestion in the mouth is when you are chewing. There is also chemical digestion which is the enzymes in saliva that start to break up starches into simple sugars in saliva.

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Most mechanical digestion takes place where?

In the Mouth then the second is the Stomach


Where do most mechanical digestion takes place?

In the Mouth then the second is the Stomach


What is a mechanical digestion?

Mechanical digestion is a kind of digestion that takes place when food is chewed, mixed, or churned anywhere in your digestive track. two places it takes place are in the stomach and the mouth.


Where is the site of digestion?

In humans most mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth through chewing.


Where are all the places mechanical digestion takes place?

Mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth (chewing) and the stomach swishing stuff around (peristalsis) and more churning the small intestine (segmentation)


Where are all the places mechanical digestion takes?

Mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth (chewing) and the stomach swishing stuff around (peristalsis) and more churning the small intestine (segmentation)


Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?

what is responsible for chemical digestion in earthworms


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.


Where does carbohydrate digestion takes place?

Digestion first takes place in the mouth, then the stomach, and then in the small intestines.


Type of digestion that takes place in the mouth and stomach?

Both chemical and mechanical digestion take place in the mouth and stomach. The organs both break food into smaller parts, and use enzymes to break down food chemically.


Compare mechanical and chemical digestion?

actually the mechanical digestion takes place first in our body that is the whole process of digestion we normally study. where the whole process is of getting things like glucose, minerals, proteins etc.. but the chemical digestion takes place at the cellular level means in the cells that is the break down of glucose in getting energy to work or metabolism of the cells


Does digestion start before peristalsis takes place?

Yes, digestion starts in the mouth, before peristalsis takes place. The mouth breaks up food, and starts the chemical digestion of starches.