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Mobile organ that manipulates food in the mouth and initiates swallowing?

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Organ that mixes food in the mouth?

The tongue is the organ responsible for mixing food in the mouth. It helps to push food towards the teeth for mechanical digestion and also assists in shaping the food into a bolus before swallowing.


Is the tongue an internal or external organ?

The tongue is an internal organ located in the mouth. It is a muscle that helps with various functions such as chewing, swallowing, and speaking.


What is the muscular organ responsible for initiating deglutition?

The tongue is the muscular organ responsible for initiating deglutition, or swallowing. It helps to move food towards the back of the mouth and into the pharynx, which then triggers the swallowing reflex.


What flexible organ of the mouth helps push food toward the teeth and aids in swallowing?

the tongue


What organ in the body is flexible and it helps the mouth push food toward the teeth and aids in swallowing?

Tounge!(:


What organ of the digestive system mashes food and mixes it with acid?

The small intestine. The mouth mashes food with the teeth and mixes it with saliva which also includes some acid compounds.


Is the word tongue a noun?

Yes, "tongue" is a noun. It refers to the fleshy, movable organ in the mouth used for tasting, swallowing, and speaking.


How do dogs eat food?

Dogs, like other mammals, eat their food by masticating (chewing) their food with their jaws and teeth. The linings of their mouth excrete saliva which mixes with the food and makes swallowing possible.


Where does the tongue start?

The tongue starts at the back of the mouth, connected to the hyoid bone and the base of the skull. It is a muscular organ that plays a key role in speech, taste, and swallowing.


How does food get from your mouth to your throat?

by swallowing


What organ system esophagus belongs to?

The esophagus belongs to the digestive system. It is a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach and plays a crucial role in the process of swallowing food.