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Where does the digestive system start?
digestion starts in the mouth as soon as food enters it. then the food is broken down and taken to the esophagus where it is then taken to the stomach.
What is the function of the mouth and anus as the openings of a digestive system?
The mouth is where food enters the digestive system and is broken down by chewing and saliva. The anus is where waste leaves the body after nutrients have been absorbed.
Which organ system contains your mouth?
The mouth is part of the digestive system. It is where the process of digestion begins, as food is broken down into smaller pieces by chewing and mixed with saliva to begin the process of enzymatic breakdown.
What is the system that breaks down and absorbs food?
The first task of the digestive system is to break down food into a fine pulp (mechanical digestion). When the food is physically broken down, digestive chemicals break the food down into small molecules (chemical digestion). The mouth is the organ in which the process of digestion begins.(Google)
What is broken down by the digestive system?
food
Where are minerals broken down?
In the digestive system minerals are broken down in the stomach area
Where is protein broken down in the digestive system?
muscle fibers
What are nutrients broken down by?
Food is broken down into nutrients by the digestive system. Ingested food is transformed into usable nutrients by mechanical and chemical processes in the digestive system.
What the conection of mouth and back hole with body?
The mouth and anus are both part of the digestive system, involved in the intake and release of food material, respectively. Food enters the body through the mouth, where it is broken down by teeth and enzymes, then travels through the digestive tract. Waste products are expelled through the anus after digestion is complete.
What is broken down starch called?
Glucose. Starch is broken down into glucose by enzymes in our digestive system.
Food is broken down into essential nutrients in the?
Digestive system
Where in your digestive system is food broken down mechanically?
In the stomach
