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What is the organ where the chemical digestion of starch begins?
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∙ 9y ago
I don't think of it as an organ, but chemical digestion of starch begins in the mouth, using saliva.
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What organ in the mouth begins the chemical digestion of food?
Salivary glands
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates begins in this organ?
Mouth: in saliva there is this amylase enzym to break it down to sugar(s)
Which organ does mechanical and chemical digestion begin?
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Organ responsible for chemical digestion and absorbtion of food?
The major organ responsible for chemical digestion and absorption of food is the small intestine.
Name the organ where fat digestion begins?
Stomach.
What organ is needed to digest starches and protein?
Your mouth begins digesting starch. Saliva contains enzymes that help digest starch. Then when food enters your small intestine, other enzymes help digest starch. In your large intestine, bacteria help you digest starch.
What organ carries out most chemical digestion?
Stomach
What organ does digestion first begin began at?
The mouth is where literally begins,
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..............
Organ where chemical digestion ends in fats?
fatty acidsglycerol
Which organ is most important in digestion?
The organ responsible for most of the chemical digestion in the human body is mainly the stomach.
In which human organ would the chemical digestion of a piece of meat normally began?
In the stomach.
