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Starches are broken down by amylase, the enzyme in saliva. Food particles are physically broken down by the act of chewing and grinding the food into a ball that can be swallowed (called a bolus).

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Enzymatic digestion of starch takes place in the small intestine and also in the?

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Where and how does hydrolysis occur during digestion?

In your mouth, amalyze chemically digests new food through your spit. This is a form of hydrolysis in digestion.


What parts in the mouth aid in digestion?

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Does the digestion process begin with the large intestine mouth small intestine or stomach?

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When does digestion start in the human body?

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Is mouth mechanical or chemical digestion?

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Where the digestion of food begin?

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Where diez the digestion start?

In the mouth (saliva)


Digestion begins from where?

Mouth


Where is the digestion begin?

in the mouth


Where digestion begin in the digestion system?

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The digestion of startch begins in the?

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