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Teethe are used to bite off portions of food and then to chew it up to a pasty form so it can be easily swallows and digested.

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Why do humans have teeth and what is their primary function in the human body?

Humans have teeth to help with the process of chewing and breaking down food. The primary function of teeth in the human body is to aid in digestion by physically breaking down food into smaller pieces that can be easily swallowed and digested.


What is the function of the teeth in digestion?

To chew the food.


What are three ways the structure of human teeth serve the function of eating meat and plant material?

tear, rip and grind food easier for digestion


What is the function of the teeth of human?

to gnaw through meats


Does human teeth come under digestive system?

Yes, mechanical digestion infact.


What are function of teeth?

teeth helps us to break our food into smaller pieces and make it easier for digestion to take place in our digestive system (: yay !!


The teeth are extremely important in mechanical digestion?

Teeth are extremely important in mechanical digestion of food. It is very difficult to digest the large pieces of food. Only properly masticated food is easily digested. You do not have other organs, which can grind food like your teeth do. Nature has made teeth very hard for this function.


What is the job of the mouth on a human body?

It is the first step in the digestion system. It uses chemical digestion by using the sylivia to brake down food and uses mechanical digestion by using the teeth to do the exact same job.


What are the purposes of the various teeth in the human mouth?

the front teeth sre for ripping the food, the back teeth are for grinding the food


What is the role of human teeth in digestion?

To machanically break down the food into smaller peices so they can be more easily digested


How is machanicle digestion different for cheminal digestion?

mechanical digestion is with your teeth , chemical digestion is in your stomach and small intestine.


What teeth do you use in physical digestion?

All teeth are used in physical digestion and break-down of food before swallowing.