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In the mouth of course, because you have to chew it ( mechincally) to have it go down easier
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Begins mechanical breakdown of food through?
Chewing begins mechanical breakdown of food through mastication
What begins mechanical breakdown of food through mastication?
The mechanical breakdown of food starts with the saliva in your mouth.
What is the watery liquid that begins the breakdown of food?
Saliva
What is the watery liquid that begins the chemical breakdown of food?
Saliva
Physical breakdown of food?
Mechanical Digestion
Name one structure involved in the physical breakdown of food?
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What is the physical change in food when it enters the esophagus?
the physical change in the change in food when the enters esophagus is when it has a chemical breakdown in your mouth with a mechanical breakdown the chemical breakdown is when your salivia is making the food moist the mechanical is when you chew the food so it easier for it to enter the esophagus and so the salivia can get it moist then your esophagus uses muscles to push the food down into your stomache
Is the breakdown of food into usable units through physical and chemical changes?
metabolism
Two anatomic regions involved in the mechanical breakdown of food?
The process begins when you chew, that is the first physical breakdown which happens alongwith chemical breakdown with the help of the saliva. the other happens in your stomach, where the food is broken down to form a semi liquid type of substance.
What food does pepsin begin to breakdown?
Pepsin begins the digetion of Protein. Pepsin is found in the stomach.
What is the stomach useful for?
The stomach initiates the digestion of proteins.
Enzyme in saliva?
There are two. Salivary amylase is an enzyme that begins the enzymatic breakdown of starches and lingual lipase which begins the enzymatic breakdown of lipids.
