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Do teeth cause a chemical reaction to take place?

Teeth themselves do not cause a chemical reaction. However, when food comes into contact with teeth, the process of digestion begins with enzymes in saliva breaking down the food molecules into smaller components. This can be considered a chemical reaction in the context of digestion.


What would happen to the mechanical and chemical digestion if you lost a large part of the stomach and what would happen to that person?

If a large part of the stomach is lost, it can affect both mechanical and chemical digestion. Mechanical digestion may be impaired due to a decrease in stomach capacity, impacting the mixing and breakdown of food. Chemical digestion can also be affected, as there may be a reduction in the secretion of digestive enzymes and acids, leading to incomplete digestion of nutrients. This can result in malabsorption issues, potential nutrient deficiencies, and digestive discomfort for the individual. In severe cases, it may require medical intervention to manage symptoms and support digestion.


The process by which food is broken down into simpler substances is?

The process by which food is broken down into simpler substances is called digestion. This involves the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food in the digestive system, leading to the absorption of nutrients by the body.


Is eating an ice cream cake a chemical change?

Yes cake is a chemical change becaus it has a realse of gas as it bakes. That's why there is little holes.


What part of digestion was modeled by breaking the tablet?

Breaking the tablet models the mechanical digestion process, where food is physically broken down into smaller pieces to increase its surface area for chemical digestion to occur effectively. This mimics the first step of digestion that occurs in the mouth when we chew our food.

Related Questions

Digestion occurs through both mechanical and chemical ways what is involved directly in mechanical digestion?

teeth


What 2 types of digestion takes place in the mouth?

Mechanical and chemical digestion. In mechanical digestion the teeth breakdown food into smaller pieces and in chemical digestion the salivary glands breaks down the food molecules.


How is machanicle digestion different for cheminal digestion?

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


Why is mechanical digestion important for chemical. Digestion?

Mechanical digestion chops the food in to smaller pieces, thus exposing more of it to the enzymes of the chemical digestion.Mechanical digestion begins in the mouth by the teeth, tongue and saliva. Mechanical digestion is important for chemical digestion because when food is broken down into smaller particles by mechanical means, chemical digestion will be more efficient.


How is mechanical digestion is different than chemical digestion?

Chemical digestion uses enzymes and other chemicals to break the bonds in food. Mechanical digestion is basically the teeth grinding the food into physically smaller pieces.


Vertebrates often have mechanical and chemical ways of digesting food what is a main part of mechanical digestion?

Teeth


Where does digestion in your body began?

Digestion begins in the mouth right after ingestion. There is mechanical and chemical digestion. Your teeth breaks up the food into smaller pieces (mechanical digestion) and your saliva contains salivary amylase which digests starch into maltose (chemical digestion).


What are the types of digestion?

Chemical digestion and mechanical digestion


Is absorption mechanical or chemical digestion?

does absorption occur when mechanical or chemical digestion


What two simple machines are found in your mouth?

Scientifically, there are no literal "machines," in your mouth. There is mechanical and chemical digestion that occurs in your mouth. The enzymes are chemical. The mechanical are your teeth. Hope this helps.


Is mouth mechanical or chemical digestion?

Saliva begins the chemical digestion of starch. It also is important for the success of mechanical digestion of the mouth, but does not, in its own, perform mechanical digestion.


What is the initial site of mechanical and chemical digestion?

The mouth is the beginning of both mechanical and chemical digestion. Chewing breaks the food into smaller pieces and the saliva wets the food but also adds an enzyme called amylase that begins the digestion of carbohydrates.