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When food is swallowed it first passes down?
Esophagus
Where is the undigest food is stored?
Food begins the digestive process as soon as it enters your mouth. Saliva and chewing breaks the food down into a form that can be swallowed and used by the body.
What are the oviraptors teeth like?
Oviraptors diddnt have any teeth, although they were meat eaters the swallowed there food down hole instead of chewing.
What are the advantages of chewing your food?
Chewing you food provides the first process in digestion of food. Food swallowed in tact often leads to gastric distress & stomach discomfort.
When the food has been swallowedit passes to?
After food has been swallowed, it passes from the pharynx to the esophagus. The esophagus carries the food to the stomach.
What makes food into a small lump called a bolus?
Food is transformed into a small lump called a bolus through the process of chewing and mixing it with saliva in the mouth. The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food in the mouth helps form the bolus, which is then swallowed and passes through the esophagus into the stomach where further digestion occurs.
What is the mouth used for in the digestive system?
The mouth is where digestion begins. It is responsible for chewing food, mixing it with saliva to start breaking down carbohydrates, and forming a bolus that can be easily swallowed and passed down the esophagus to the stomach for further digestion.
What name is given to the food as it passes through these different organs and structures?
Swallowed.
What is a food that is swallowed and brought back up to the mouth again for further chewing in cattle and sheep?
Cud.
What do the premolars do?
Premolars are transitional teeth located between the canines and molars. They are important for chewing and grinding food, as they have a flatter chewing surface compared to the pointed canines and the larger, broader molars. Premolars help to assist with breaking down food into smaller pieces before it is swallowed.
What is a ball of chewed up food?
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.
Which part of the body food passes down to the stomach?
The oesophagus is the tube that takes swallowed food from the mouth to the stomach.
