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Masticatory system
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Which body part starting with you breaks up the food you eat?
your food begins to break down in your oral cavity....meaning your teeth as you begin to chew and then the food is broken down by amylase that is contained in your salivary glands.....
What are the lateral walls of the oral cavity formed by?
lateral walls of the oral cavity in the mouth are formed by what
What is the lymphoid tissue in the oral cavity called?
It is the diffusion system of small concentrations of lymphoid tissue near oral cavity,eg. tonsils,adenoids.
What does the oral cavity contain?
Everything in your mouth. Oral means from the mouth. Cavity means opening or hole.
Is the esophagus a passageway that connects the mouth to the nose?
Esophagus is not a part of oral cavity. It connects your oral cavity to stomach.
How is the mouth cavity connected to the rest of the body?
The oral cavity, or mouth, is connected the the rest of the digestive system via the pharynx.
What major cavity in the body are your teeth in?
The oral cavity
Where in the body does the digestive process begins?
The digestive process begins in the oral cavity, with the mechanical breakdown of material by the teeth and tongue and some sugar breakdown through the actions of amylase in the saliva.
What is the body cavity that contains the mouth?
The mouth is also known as the oral cavity.
What are the steps in the digestuive system?
The digestive tract begins at the oral cavity and continues through the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine, which opens to the exterior at the anus.
Where in the body does the digestion process begin?
The digestive process begins in the oral cavity, with the mechanical breakdown of material by the teeth and tongue and some sugar breakdown through the actions of amylase in the saliva.
What it is a oral cavity?
The oral cavity is another name for the mouth.
Regions that break down foodstuffs mechanically in the digestion system?
Oral Cavity
What happens when respiratory and digestive system meet?
The epiglottis in the Oral Cavity
Which body part starting with you breaks up the food you eat?
your food begins to break down in your oral cavity....meaning your teeth as you begin to chew and then the food is broken down by amylase that is contained in your salivary glands.....
Why is the oral cavity not an internal body cavity?
Probably because you can visualize the same from out side. You can list the same in internal body cavity and you wont be wrong. Mostly because the mouth and the anus both lead to the external environment.
When does the function of the digestive system begin?
Its functions begin when food is taken into the mounth or oral cavity
