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What is the mixture of food and saliva after eating?
Called a bolus, at least after having exited the stomach.
A mixture of saliva and phlegm?
It is called sputum.
Is saliva a mixture?
Yes, saliva is a mixture of water, enzymes, mucus, electrolytes, and antibacterial compounds. It helps with food digestion, maintaining oral health, and protecting against harmful bacteria.
The tongue pushes food into a round lump called what?
The tongue pushes food into a round lump called a bolus before swallowing. The bolus is a compacted mixture of food and saliva that is easier to swallow and digest.
How does food get from the mouth to the stomach?
It is chewed and mixed with saliva, then swallowed into the esophagus and called a bolus. Then muscle contractions called peristaltic action propel it down. When it gets to the cardioesophageal sphincter, it opens up and allows the bolus (food and saliva mixture) to enter the stomach.
Creamy semifluid mixture of food and digestive juices?
Its called Chyme. Its a mixture of food, at some extent semi-digested under the influence of Pepsin and hydrochloric acid, and saliva from mouth.
What is a mixture of mucus water and enzymes?
It is most likely referring to saliva, which is a fluid secreted by the salivary glands in the mouth. Saliva is a mixture of water, mucus, and enzymes (such as amylase) that help in digestion and lubrication of food in the mouth.
What is the softball of food formed in the mouth after chewing?
The semi-solid mass of food formed in the mouth after chewing is called a bolus. It is a mixture of food particles, saliva, and enzymes that can easily be swallowed to continue the process of digestion.
What is mastification?
mechanical breakdown of food and mixing food with saliva, also called mastication.
It helps digest your food It grosses out grown-ups You may call it spit What is another name for it?
SALIVA
Is saliva a mixture or a pure substance?
It is a mixture of COMPOUNDS not a mixture of pure substances.
What is saliva a mix of?
Chewed food mixed with saliva is called Bolus.
