Mechanical digestion
A ball of chewed food mixed with saliva is referred to as a bolus.
Mechanical digestion :)
i dont think that there is a technical name for it, its just whats in your question or chewed up food.
After being chewed, food goes down a tube called the esophagus and into the stomach which is very acidic.
food is chewed in your molars.
Mucin softens the food to allow it to slide down the oesophagous more easily
When swallowed, food is referred to as a bolus. This is a mass of chewed food mixed with saliva that travels down the esophagus to the stomach for further digestion.
The food is chewed and mixed with saliva to begin digestion, and to help the food pass through the esophagus to the stomach. Saliva contains the enzyme amylase, also called ptyalin.
A soft mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed is known as
saliva
A ball of chewed up food is called a bolus. It forms in the mouth during the chewing process and is then swallowed to move down the esophagus and into the stomach for further digestion.
Already Been Chewed. :)