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What is the breakdown of food?

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Updated: 8/17/2019

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Begins mechanical breakdown of food through?

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How does mechanical breakdown affect chemical breakdown?

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What is term for the chemical breakdown of food in the mouth?

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How does mechanical breakdown helps chemical breakdown?

Mechanical breakdown helps chemical breakdown because when you chew, chemical breakdown is going on all at the same time. So, that is going to chemical because if you didn't have saliva (chemical breakdown) if would take real long to digest your food.


What is mechanical breakdown?

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