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What organ in the mouth begins the chemical digestion of food?
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∙ 11y ago
Salivary glands
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What is the organ where the chemical digestion of starch begins?
I don't think of it as an organ, but chemical digestion of starch begins in the mouth, using saliva.
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates begins in this organ?
Mouth: in saliva there is this amylase enzym to break it down to sugar(s)
What organ does digestion first begin began at?
The mouth is where literally begins,
Which organ does mechanical and chemical digestion begin?
mechanical digestion is when you are breaking down food almost by hand. you're breaking it down manually. an example of mechanical digestion is chewing. it begins in your mouth and ends once you swallow.
What is the name of the organ in the digestive system where the chemical breakdown of food primarily occurs?
Some chemical digestion of carbohydrates occurs in the mouth with salivary amylase. Most chemical digestion occurs in the duodenum of the small intestine.
What organ does fat digestion begin in?
Mouth?
Organ responsible for chemical digestion and absorbtion of food?
The major organ responsible for chemical digestion and absorption of food is the small intestine.
Name the organ where fat digestion begins?
Stomach.
What organ does mechanical digestion occur in?
Stomach and Mouth
What is the main organ for digestion?
mouth, stomach, small and large intestine
What accessory organ is important to mechanical digestion?
Teethyour mouth
Organ of digestion in a roundworm?
mouth, anus, intestines, pharynx
