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Why do you need to mix food with saliva?
Mixing food with saliva helps to break down carbohydrates in the food into simpler sugars, which can then be detected by taste buds. Saliva also contains enzymes that aid in digestion, making it easier for the body to absorb nutrients from the food we eat.
What is saliva a mix of?
Chewed food mixed with saliva is called Bolus.
Which organ does food mix with hydrochloric acid?
the stomach is this organ
Why it is important to chew food and mix it with saliva?
to make it into a bolus
Why does saliva added to your food?
Saliva is needed for the initial step in the digestion process and the swallowing of food.
In which organ does food mix hydrochloric acids?
Intestine.
Does saliva mix with food to moiston it?
Yes, it does. In fact, saliva is used to begin the digestion process in foods like carbohydrates.
What mix with food when you chew it?
hmm spit, saliva, what ever you want to call it..it helps to break down food also a good dosage of spurm [jizz] male or female it prevents having to chew
What is digesion?
Mechanical digestion is the act of chewing and using your tongue to mix the food with saliva.
WHICH IS THE FIRST ENZYME TO MIX WITH FOOD IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM?
Amylase is the first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive system. It is present in the saliva and help in the digestion of starch.
Why do you have a tongue?
You have a tongue to help mix your food with saliva and help push the moist food to the back of the throat to swallow.
Why do you move food around in your mouth while you chew?
because : 1. it is uncomfortable if it sticks to the sides of the teeth 2. we want it to be small enough to be swallowed without difficulty 3. the tongue is the organ that moves the food to a place where it can be mechanically broken down by the teeth 4. it is a natural thing to mix the food with saliva which contains digestive enzymes called amylase that chemically breaks down starch in the food. the longer you mix, the more easy for the digestive system to digest it further Hope this helps...
