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Saliva is primarily responsible for the digestion of what major food type?
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What cell type is primarily responsible for producing protein fibers found in connective tissue proper?
Elastin Fiber.
Are there 3 types of digestion utilized by the digestive system?
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Organ responsible for chemical digestion and absorbtion of food?
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ipt
What organ is the first major site in the process of chemical digestion?
Its the mouth.........cause saliva breaks down some amount of starch into simple sugars. but its not a very major site..............
Which major class of nutrients is primarily responsible for providing that full feeling after a meal?
water
What is the major function that helps to process of digestion by keeping the mouth moist and comfortable when you chew and swallow?
Salivation is the function that helps digestion by keeping the mouth moist and comfortable when you chew and swallow. The salivary glands secrete saliva for this purpose. The saliva also moistens the food (a physical change), and begins to chemically alter the food with enzymes (a chemical change).
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What is the 2 major phases of digestion?
melanie
What cell type is primarily responsible for producing protein fibers found in connective tissue proper?
Elastin Fiber.
What are the major body parts of chemical digestion?
the major part of the chemical digestion is the HCL (hydro chloric acid)
