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The teeth break down the food into smaller pieces for easier digestion.
The tongue mixes the food with saliva to break it down further, and also pushes the food down your throat so it can travel down the esophagus.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoYou need it to move food around in your mouth so that your teeth can break down the mouthful of food properly. It's one if those things we do instictivly.
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Which of these is part of the digestive system Larynx Kidneys Tongue Heart?
tongue
What body system includes the tongue?
The tongue is in the digestive and nervous systems.
Which organ system contains your tongue?
digestive system Muscular System,
Is the tongue apart of the body system?
Senses and digestive
Is the tongue a muscle that is part of the digestive system?
Yes, it is!
Tongue belongs to which body system?
someone said its part of the Respitory System . im trying to ofind out now for a science project though It is shared by the speech part of the respiratory system, where it shape modulates sounds, and the digestive system where is i need to move the foor around and taste it as well as to push it down the throat.
What are the 2 major diseases of they digestive system what do they do?
Colon cancer- cancer in the colon Tongue cancer- cancer on the tongue
What is the purpose of the tongue in a digestive system?
it moves food around in your mouth and you can taste things with it
The teeth, tongue, and salivary glands are all?
considered accessory organs to the digestive system
What muscles move food through the digestive system?
The Esophagus, tongue, stomach, small and large intestines, and the rectum are the major muscles in the digestive system
What are the parts of the digestive tract?
The parts of the digestive system are the mouth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum and the anus.
What system are teeth in?
The digestive system! they grind up the food and then the tongue pushes it into the throat and then... you know what happens next!right?
