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Starts in the mouth when you start chewing food and mixes with saliva. Also in stomach by gastric acids.

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The largest amount of chemical digestion occurs in your what?

Most chemical digestion takes place in the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).


What is a physical and chemical change that take place in the digestion of food?

Physical: Chewing to make the food particles smaller. Chemical: Reactions with enzymes to break down the food so the body can use it.


Which digestive processes take place in the mouth chemical digestion or physical digestion?

Both:Enzymes in saliva chemically chop starches down into simple sugars (i.e. monosaccharides and disaccharides).The teeth mechanically crush and chop the food into smaller pieces.


Where in humans does most chemical digestion occurs?

most chemical digestion occurs in the duodenum


What happens in chemical digestion?

In chemical Digestion, starch and fat are digested by the enzymes in saliva

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Where do chemical digestion take place?

In the duodenum


Where does most of the chemical digestion take place in humans?

It is the Duodenum!Actually, most chemical digestion, in humans, takes place in the small intestine.Chemical digestion takes place in the small intestine, the stomach and the mouth.


Does mechanical or chemical digestion take place in the rectum?

welll it takes place in both mechanical and chemical


Where does most chemical digestion take place and nutrients are absorbed into the blood?

chemical digestion takes place in the small intestine large intestine,mouth and stomach. Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine and minerals in the large intestine.


Does chemical digestion take place in the liver?

Chemical digestion does not take place in the liver, rather, the liver secretes digestive liquids into the small intestine. The actual digestion takes place in the small intestine.


Does physical or chemical digestion take place with the tongue?

chemical digestion due to the saliva breaking down food or other things in your mouth.


Where does the chemical digestion system take place in the digestive system?

It takes place in the small intestine.


What are the major body parts of chemical digestion?

the major part of the chemical digestion is the HCL (hydro chloric acid)


Where in the body does chemical digestion take place and they are controlled by?

Chemical digestion occurs through out the digestive tract with the possible exception of the esophagus. It is regulated by enzymes that help speed it up.


Were does chemical digestion take place?

i think its in the liver and i dont knw the answer to that cause i was on my way trying to find the answer for that