Saliva helps the mouth to break down the food, but what digests the food is fiber, and stomach acid.
Saliva
saliva
The tongue is a muscle which pushes food to the back of the mouth, where it the food is then swallowed.
Saliva in the mouth helps to soften food as you chew it. Saliva helps begin the breakdown of foods.
Tongue
The sructure that helps transport the food from the mouth to the stomach is called the esophagus which is an organ.
your mouth
That would be the esophagus.
poisom
The earthworm has tiny hair-like projections around its mouth called setae. The satae helps to push the food into the worm's esophagus.
The frog's tongue.