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Where does the food go once you enter it through the mouth?
Once you enter food through your mouth, it travels down the esophagus into the stomach. In the stomach, the food is mixed with digestive acids and enzymes to break it down. From the stomach, the partially digested food moves into the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. The remaining waste then travels to the large intestine and is eventually passed out of the body as stool.
What is the path food takes once it is put into the mouth?
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What are a bolus and chime?
Food in the mouth is called bolus Once the food is passed it is called (becomes) chime
How does this activity relate to the purpose of chewing in preparing food for digestion?
when the food that was not grind looked like food entering our mouth and we are chewing it and the food was grined looked like food we were chewing and it was mixed with saliva.
How does this activity relate to purpose of chewing in preparing food for digestion?
when the food that was not grind looked like food entering our mouth and we are chewing it and the food was grined looked like food we were chewing and it was mixed with saliva.
Which 2 organs help to break down food mechanically?
The mouth and the stomach help to break down food mechanically. In the mouth, food is chewed and mixed with saliva to form a bolus. In the stomach, muscles contract to churn and mix the food with gastric juices to form chyme.
Is the mixed glands located in the lower anterior of the mouth?
Yes, mixed glands, such as the submandibular gland, are located in the lower anterior region of the mouth. These glands produce a combination of serous and mucous secretions that help in digesting food.
What is the study of what happens to food once it enters the mouth?
The study of what happens to food once it enters the mouth is called oral processing. This includes the mechanical breakdown of food by chewing, mixing with saliva, and initiating the digestive process. Oral processing is important for food perception, digestion, and nutrient absorption.
What makes food into a small lump called a bolus?
Food is transformed into a small lump called a bolus through the process of chewing and mixing it with saliva in the mouth. The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food in the mouth helps form the bolus, which is then swallowed and passes through the esophagus into the stomach where further digestion occurs.
How does mouth action aid digestion?
The teeth cut, chop, and grind food into small pieces. Glands bring saliva into the mouth to moisten the food. Saliva contains the enzyme ptyalin, which begins to digest starch, a carbohydrate manufactured by green plants. The tongue pushes the moist ground food against the cheeks where there are glands that secrete mucus, lubricating the food even more and making it easier to chew and swallow. Once food has been reduced to a soft moist mass called a bolus, it is ready to be swallowed.
How does mouth works with other systems to keep the body healthy?
it is in mouth that the food we eat is broken in to small pieces which makes it easier to be digested (large molecules of food converted to small once)
Once food is placed in the mouth digestion begins The ability of animals to digest food is a?
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