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What organ is responsible for mastigation?
The mouth, tongue and throat assist in mastication and speech. The entire oral cavity including the teeth are essential to both operations.
Which muscle of mastication would be responsible for mandibular?
temporalis
What organ mechanically breaks up food during mastication?
teeth
What is the medical term meaning chewing?
I believe the answer is masticate. The act of chewing is mastication.
What type of change occurs when teeth cut and grind food?
Mastication (when teeth cut and grind food) is a physical change.
Masseter and temporalis muscles are used for?
They are responsible for mastication process (i.e)chewing the food
What is lateral teeth?
Lateral teeth are the teeth located on either side of the anterior teeth in the mouth, typically the canines and premolars. These teeth play a role in chewing and biting food. They complement the function of the front teeth in the process of mastication.
Which digestive system components allow for mastication?
Since mastication means "chewing", the teeth since it grinds up food and maybe the tongue and salivary glands which aid in the breaking down of food.
Manipulates food in mastication?
Mastication is the process of chewing food with the help of teeth, tongue, and jaw muscles to break down the food into smaller pieces for easier swallowing and digestion. It also mixes saliva with food to start the digestive process by breaking down carbohydrates.
What is another name for chewing?
Mastication
What are teeth used in the digestion?
Teeth are used to chew food, this is a process called mastication. The teeth help break the food into smaller pieces, while the food is predigested by your saliva. This makes the food easier to swallow, and travel down your esophagus.
A muscle that assists with mastication?
Your tongue assists with mastication. Mastication mainly is done by the Temporal Mandibular muscles though.
