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the pharynx act is a connecting tube from the mouth to the stomach providing mechanical propulsion
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What type of digestion is produced by breaking down and chewing food?
Chemical digestion
Is the anus chemical or mechanical digestion?
Mechanical
Is formation of chyme by the stomach an example of mechanical digestion?
No, it is chemical digestion.
What body parts is not involved in mechanical digestion?
Chemical digestion takes place in the stomach, the intestines, (saliva or enzymes) these parts of your body also use mechanical digestion.
What process increases the surface area of foods prior to chemical digestion?
Mastication, or chewing, is a form of mechanical digestion that increases the surface area of foods prior to chemical digestion.
What are the organs of the digestion in order that the food passes through?
The mechanical process of digestion is first, followed closely by chemical digestion. After that it is mostly chemical digestion, then absorption, and lastly elimination, or defecation.
What type of digestion is produced by breaking down and chewing food?
Chemical digestion
What are the types of digestion?
Chemical digestion and mechanical digestion
Is absorption mechanical or chemical digestion?
does absorption occur when mechanical or chemical digestion
What is the importance of the pharynx and the esophagus in the digestion 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.
Is mouth mechanical or chemical digestion?
Saliva begins the chemical digestion of starch. It also is important for the success of mechanical digestion of the mouth, but does not, in its own, perform mechanical digestion.
How are Chemical and mechanical the same?
Mechanical and chemical digestion are not the same.
A Comparison of mechanical digestion and chemical digestion?
chemical digestion is breaking down with saliva, and mechanical digestion is chewing...(break down with chew!):):P
Is the anus chemical or mechanical digestion?
Mechanical
Is pepsin chemical or mechanical digestion?
Mechanical
Why is mechanical digestion important for chemical. Digestion?
Mechanical digestion chops the food in to smaller pieces, thus exposing more of it to the enzymes of the chemical digestion.Mechanical digestion begins in the mouth by the teeth, tongue and saliva. Mechanical digestion is important for chemical digestion because when food is broken down into smaller particles by mechanical means, chemical digestion will be more efficient.
Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?
what is responsible for chemical digestion in earthworms
