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What mixes with mashed up food particles when they reach the stomach?
Your saliva mixes up with food particles when they reach the stomach.
When they reach the stomach mashed up food particles mixed up with?
Gastric juice
Food reaches the stomach by going down the?
Food reaches to the stomach by going down the esophagus.
Does food reach the small intestine before it reaches the stomach?
No. Food goes to the stomach and then to the small intestine.
What happens along the canal from food entering till it reaches the stomach?
Peristalsis. Food is actively moved (down) to the stomach.
Why is food filling?
when your food reaches your stomach it starts fill it as it fills brain can sense it filling and it tells the body the stomach is being filled
Which best describes food when it reaches the stomach?
The polysaccharides have been broken down.
How does the stomach digests food?
The stomach digests the food by moving and making it into acid.
When the food reaches the bottom of the esophagus where does it goes?
When food reaches the bottom of the esophagus, it enters the stomach through the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This muscular valve opens to allow the food to pass into the stomach, where it is mixed with gastric juices for further digestion. The LES then closes to prevent stomach contents from flowing back into the esophagus.
What stores and breaks down food?
There is NO organelle that breaks down food, AND stores it. Vacuole = Stores water and food particles. Lysomes= Breaks down food particles.
Is food mashed and mixed with digestive juices in the pharynx?
No, food is not mashed and mixed with digestive juices in the pharynx. The pharynx is primarily a passageway for food and air, where swallowing occurs, but it does not play a role in digestion. The actual mixing and breakdown of food with digestive juices occur in the stomach, where gastric juices aid in digestion.
After being swallowed food goes in this place where it is mixed with acid?
After being swallowed, food goes into the stomach where it is mixed with stomach acid. The stomach acid helps to break down the food into smaller particles for digestion and absorption of nutrients.
