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Bolus
Kathryn Lebsack
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What is a ball-like masticated lump of food?
The mix of food and saliva made in the mouth is called a bolus.
What is it called when the ball of food leaves the mouth?
If you swallow it, it is called a bolus.
The food passageway from the mouth to the stomach is called what?
esophagus
What are a bolus and chime?
Food in the mouth is called bolus Once the food is passed it is called (becomes) chime
What you called if the Food takes about six seconds to travel from the mouth?
It is called the peristalsis.
What called if the food takes about six seconds to travel from the mouth?
It is called the peristalsis.
Why does a ladybug put its claws in its mouth?
The 'claws', called 'palps' are used to carry food into the mouth.
What is the structure that conducts food from mouth to the stomach?
The sructure that helps transport the food from the mouth to the stomach is called the esophagus which is an organ.
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.
What is the feeding and drinking in food through the mouth called?
deglutination
What is the tube that pushes food from the mouth to stomach?
It is called the esophagus.
What is the return of swallowed food to the mouth called?
When food travels from the stomach back to the mouth, it is called regurgitation.In some animals, this is normally emesis, or vomiting. In ruminants such as cows, it is called chewing the cud. Birds normally regurgitate swallowed food to feed their young.
