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When food is being eaten the first thing that begins its digestion is grinding by the teeth and mixing with saliva which contains what?
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A digestive enzyme in saliva called amylase starts to break down carbohydrates in food while they are still in the mouth. Another enzyme saliva enzyme called lysozyme kills microorganisms (bacteria) in the mouth.
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What process is rerouted in a stomach operation?
The stomach begins the process of digestion by mixing and turning food.
Write a short note on digestion of food?
Digestion is a process involving mixing of food with digestive juices, moving it through the digestive tract, and breaking down large molecules of food into smaller molecules. Digestion begins in the mouth, when you chew and swallow, and is completed in the small intestine.
Where in the bodyis food digested?
Digestion includes the mixing of food, its movement through the digestive tract, and chemical breakdown of the larger pieces of food into smaller pieces. Digestion begins in the mouth, when we chew and swallow, and is completed in the SMALL INTESTINE.
What 3 things will help a solid to dissolve in water?
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What is uses of mortar and pestle?
- grinding of solid materials - mixing or solid powders or pastes
What uses of mortar and pestle?
- grinding of solid materials - mixing or solid powders or pastes
Compare mechanical digestion to chemical digestion?
mechanical digestion - chewing, mixing, churning chemical digestion - breakdown of fat, carbohydrate and proteins by specific enzymes (lipases, amylases, and proteinases respectively)
How do rocks make paint?
paint was made along time ago by grinding rocks and mixing the powder with animal fat.
What does mechanical digestion mean?
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Is grinding up a xanax and mixing it with weed bad for you?
Yes, extremely. Even them separately without a prescription is bad for you, especially xanax.
How do artists use gems and minerals?
Some artists use minerals as pigments, by finely grinding them and mixing them with a carrier like egg whites.
