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because :
1. it is uncomfortable if it sticks to the sides of the teeth
2. we want it to be small enough to be swallowed without difficulty
3. the tongue is the organ that moves the food to a place where it can be mechanically broken down by the teeth
4. it is a natural thing to mix the food with saliva which contains digestive enzymes called amylase that chemically breaks down starch in the food. the longer you mix, the more easy for the digestive system to digest it further
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What does the geography term mouth mean?
a mouth is something that you chew food with. OR if your like me i don't need to know about the food chewing mouth but the geography term mouth, then you came to the wrong website!
What kind of mouth does a crayfish have?
The crayfish's mouth is located underneath their head. They are able to chew and crush their food by the mandibles.
What grinds food mechanically into small pieces?
your teeth and tong. as you chew your teeth crush and grind the food into small pieces, the saliva causes the food to chemically break down and your tong moves it around in your mouth to make the small ball that can be swallowed.
How does mouth organ aid is digestion?
it breaks down your food so it is easy to eat
What are the three protective mechanisms of saliva?
*saliva do. it helps break down your food while you chew
When you chew food what is when you chew food what is squirted in your mouth squirted in your mouth?
saliva squrited in your mouth when you chew.
What does the mouth do to your food?
Your mouth doesn't do anything to the food, it's the saliva and teeth in your mouth that does. Your saliva breaks down the food while you use your teeth to chew it up.
What is the role of the mouth?
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What is the function for your teeth?
to chew the food that enters through your mouth thaaaaaaaa to chew the food that enters through your mouth thaaaaaaaa
How do moray eels chew their food?
they dont chew there food they much it up in there mouth
How do you eat with your mouth?
open your mouth put the food in your mouth close your mouth chew your food and swallow your food idiot
What is the digestive function of the mouth?
The mouth plays the first part in digestion. While the teeth chew the food to enable it to be swallowed, enzymes in the saliva begin breaking the food down.
How do you eat while reading?
It isn't that challenging. Just open your mouth, put food in, chew, and swallow while looking at a book, reading it.
Do starfish chew there food?
No - they don't chew their food. Food can be brought into the stomach through the mouth, or the stomach can be extended out through the mouth to digest the food. The food is broken down using digestive enzymes.
2 What is the main function of the mouth in digestive system?
When we chew food, the salivary glands secrete saliva which has enzymes and the mouth when we chew the food it is easier to swallow
The role of the mouth?
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Why do teeth chew your food?
Because, without teeth, your mouth would have no other device to chew with.
