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Mastication, commonly known as chewing, is the term for the mechanical breakdown of food in the mouth.
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What is the term for the chemical or mechanical breakdown of food into molecules small enough to be absorbed by cells?
digestion
What does the geography term mouth mean?
a mouth is something that you chew food with. OR if your like me i don't need to know about the food chewing mouth but the geography term mouth, then you came to the wrong website!
What is the term weathering?
physical, chemical or biological breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller sized particles.
What is human fermentation?
Fermentation is a medical term used to describe the chemical breakdown of a substance. For example, in the human body, bacteria and yeast will breakdown with sugars.
Which term describes the return of the swallowed food into the mouth?
Regurgitation.
What is the term for molecules which serve as chemicals to make a reaction work- like the breakdown of food molecules?
enzymes
What is the medical term meaning the chemical and mechanical breakdown of food in the body?
The answer is digestion. It's the process that breaks down food into small molecules so that they can be absorbed and moved into the blood. From the blood, food molecules are transported across the cell membrane to be used by the cell. Unused molecules pass out of your body as wastes. There's two types of digestions: Mechanical and Chemical. Mechanical digestion takes place when food is chewed, mixed, and churned. Chemical digestion occurs when chemical reactions occur that break down large molecules of food into smaller ones.
What is the sientfic term for putting food into your mouth?
ingestion may be the word you are looking for
What is the medical term meaning mass of food moving from your mouth to your stomach?
A bolus
Are there any long term effects of constantly burning your mouth on hot food?
One of the long term effects of constantly burning the mouth with hot food is the destruction of the taste buds. There will be lack of sensation and diminished sense of taste.
What is the term for the process by which energy from sunlight is converted into chemical energy or food?
photosynthesis
What is masticaton?
Mastication is the process of chewing food in the mouth using the teeth and jaws to break it down into smaller pieces, making it easier to swallow and digest. It also helps mix the food with saliva to begin the process of chemical digestion.
