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The digestive system. The food passes through the mouth and salivary gland and forms a bolus that is pushed down the oesophagus by peristalsis. It then passes through the stomach then passes through the liver, gall bladder and the rectum then the anus.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoMechanically, food is broken up by grinding action of the teeth, movement of the tongue, and rhythmic movement of the stomach during digestion. Other processes of digestion involve enzymes such as amylase in the saliva and pepsin plus an acidic environment in the stomach.
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∙ 7y agoThe tongue, teeth and jaws are important in mechanical breakdown of food.
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∙ 11y agothe process is called digestion
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∙ 7y agoyou chew it up
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∙ 14y agodigestion
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∙ 11y agoteeth
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∙ 13y agoThe teeth.
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Manipulates food in mastication?
Teeth and the tongue?
The mouth function?
The mouth is, in essence, the oragin of digestion. Your mouth mechanichally breaks down food by mashing it into a ball, or bolus. The starch in the food is then broken down into glucose (partially) by adding an enzyme called Amalase. Your mouth also helps you vocalize.
An organism that breaks down other organisms to get food is called what?
A living thing that breaks down dead animals and plants for food is called a decomposer.
What is a organism that breaks down the nutrients of dead organisms or wastes for food?
A decomposer is an organism that breaks down the nutrients of dead organisms or wastes for food. Fungi and bacteria are the most common decomposers.
Which organelle breaks down food into molecules the cell can use for energy?
mitochondria
What organ mechanically breaks up food during mastication?
teeth
What is the physical process that breaks wn food into smaller parts?
mastication
Region that breaks down food mechanically?
The mouth is where food is chewed.
Why is it sweet when you chew starch?
Chewing, or mastication, uses the teeth to mechanically tear apart the food. Saliva contains amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starches in the mouth.
How the stomach works in the digestive system?
The stomach mechanically/chemically breaks down food. It adds acid and mixes it into the food.
How is mastication involved in processing food?
Mastication is another word for chewing.
When your body breaks down food into nutrients what type of digestion takes place?
When your body breaks down food into nutrients, chemical digestion is taking place. In contrast, physical digestion breaks down food mechanically into smaller particles.
What are the regions that break down foodstuffs mechanically?
The mouth, specifically the teeth, breaks down food mechanically through the process of chewing. The stomach also contributes to mechanical breakdown through muscle contractions that help mix and churn food.
What manipulates food in mastication?
tongue
Is the mouth a chemical or mecahnical breakdown?
Both, saliva breaks down food chemically, and your teeth mechanically break down food by cutting, grinding, and mashing.
Manipulates food in mastication?
Teeth and the tongue?
What is difference between hot and cold mastication?
Correct me if i'm wrong, but I was under the impression that mastication is chewing of food...?
