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Mouth, small intestine, and stomach
Tyree West
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∙ 11y agoIt primarily begins in the mouth. the saliva in your mouth breaks down the polysaccharids (starches) into mono and disaccharides (sugars). this is why if you eat a piece of bread for example, if you chew on it for a long time it starts to taste sweet.
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∙ 14y agoThe digestion of starch starts in the mouth! When you put a potato chip on your tongue and leave it sit there for a little while it starts to dissolve! that's because it is mostly starch. In your mouth is something called salivary amylase - this breaks down amylose/starch. We need salivary amylase to break down the foods the moment they enter our mouth so that we can break down the food that gets stuck in our teeth to avoid bacteria and infection. Hope this helps!
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∙ 12y agoIn your mouth!
um..... actually physical digestion takes place in the mouth.....
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∙ 14y agoTechnically the mouth. The enzyme Amylase (using hydrolysis) breaks down Starch into Maltose.
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Where does chemical digestion begin for starches?
Chemical digestion of starch begins in the mouth.
Is mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth?
Yes. Mechanical digestion in the mouth is when you are chewing. There is also chemical digestion which is the enzymes in saliva that start to break up starches into simple sugars in saliva.
Does digestion start before peristalsis takes place?
Yes, digestion starts in the mouth, before peristalsis takes place. The mouth breaks up food, and starts the chemical digestion of starches.
Where is the start of chemical digestion?
the start of chemical digestion is the mouth and ends in the small intestine. This is true and the saliva has the power of the chemical digestion
What 2 types of digestion takes place in the mouth?
Mechanical and chemical digestion. In mechanical digestion the teeth breakdown food into smaller pieces and in chemical digestion the salivary glands breaks down the food molecules.
Why must chemical digestion must start before chemical digestion?
Mechanical digestion must come first because it helps break down food
A mutation in the genes for salivary amylase will greatly affect the chemical digestion of what?
Amylase is responsible for the digestion of starches in the body. If a mutation occurred in the genes coding for the production of amylase, this would interfere with the body's ability to digest starches and other complex carbohydrates (which begins in the mouth with enzymes from the salivary glands).
How is digestion a chemical change?
Food digestion is a chemical change. Chemical reactions catalyzed by enzymes break down the food ingested into its component particles and these particles cannot be put back together through mechanical means.
The secretions of the salivary glands begin the digestion of what?
starches
Where does it start to chemically digest?
Chemical digestion begins in the mouth with the saliva.
Why does the chemical digestion of proteins start in the stomach?
to digest waist of course
Most of the chemical digestion occurring in the?
most chemical digestion occur starting from duoduenum, small intestine. starch start from saliva in mouth, protein in stomach.
