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What is a small mass of food called?
A bolus
When you bite into food your teeth tear and grind the food into a small ball called the blank?
bolus
What makes bolus?
The teeth are what makes bolus as they mash it up to form small lumps of food. the bolus is also soften by the muccin and made in a spherical shape by the help of tongue and palate this is when the bolus is completed
What are a bolus and chime?
Food in the mouth is called bolus Once the food is passed it is called (becomes) chime
What is a ball-like masticated lump of food?
A ball-like masticated lump of food is called a bolus. It is formed in the mouth during the process of chewing and mixing food with saliva before swallowing. The bolus helps in the smooth passage of food through the esophagus and into the stomach for further digestion.
What is the mixture of saliva and food called?
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What is food called in your mouth?
Bolus
When food is in the stomach what is it called?
bolus
What is the food broken down in the stomach called?
The medical term for it is "chyme" (KIME).
What makes the small lump of food called a bolus?
After it’s gone through mechanical digestion (chewing) and oral chemical digestion (salivary enzymes like amylase begin breaking down the constituent molecules of the food), and prior to entering the digestive tract via the esophagus.
Where does peristalsis move food to?
Peristalsis starts in the back of the tongue and moves food down the esophagus to the stomach. The food is later squeezed into the small intestines where peristalsis moves the food 'bolus' (BOW-luss) down the small intestines to the large intestine, or colon. Peristalsis in the colon moves the bolus into the rectum, which makes you feel like you have to go to the bathroom. Peristalsis in the colon and rectum force the bolus down and out and into the toilet.
What makes a bolus?
Your teeth ad the salivary glands work together to produce a bolus. The teeth chew the food and the salivary glands distributes saliva so it can cover the food and turn it into a 'bolus' of food. This is done so it is easier for the 'Bolus' to roll down the oesophagus.
