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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.

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Where does carbohydrate digestion takes place?

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


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.


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Where does the enzymatic digestion of starch mainly happen in?

Mouth, small intestine, and stomach


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)


Much of mechanical digestion takes place in the?

Stomach


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)


How does digestion take place in your mouth?

Chemical Digestion takes place in your mouth Because you have to make it softer by chewing it. While you chew it, your saliva (your spit) breaks it down even smaller! By then, it will be small enough to go to your stomach. Because your stomach can't chew your food.


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.


Where does chemical digestion first occur?

Digestion starts in the mouth, with the teeth, then goes down the esophagus (when you swallow) and is churned with more chemicals added in the stomach. It then goes into the large intestine, the small intestine, and finally it is put into the bladder for storage until eliminated through urine or feces through the anus.