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Why do you have a tongue?
You have a tongue to help mix your food with saliva and help push the moist food to the back of the throat to swallow.
What are 3 important things that help begin to chew your food?
Saliva production: Saliva helps to moisten the food and break it down into smaller pieces to make swallowing easier. Teeth: Chewing starts with the teeth breaking down the food into smaller, digestible pieces. Tongue movement: The tongue helps to maneuver the food within the mouth and mix it with saliva to aid in the chewing process.
Are teeth part of the digestion system?
Yes, they are the 'front door' to the system, mashing and grinding the food as they help the tongue and mouth mix saliva with the food.
How does the tongue help the digestive system?
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What are four main functions of the tongue?
It is the principal organ of taste, an aid in chewing and swallowing, and, in humans, an important organ of speech.A thick bundle of muscles, which can push our food between our upper and lower teeth.The tongue has several functions. It aids in speaking properly and helps a person chew and swallow properly. The tongue also has taste buds which allow you to taste the food you eat.
What are two functions of the tongue during eating process?
during eating the tongue is important because it:1 create saliva which break down food into small pieces2 the help to role the food into small balls call bolus
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.
How does the body make saliva?
Saliva is produced by three pairs of salivary glands: the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. These glands secrete saliva in response to stimuli such as the smell or taste of food, which triggers nerve signals that stimulate saliva production. Saliva is mostly made up of water, along with enzymes and proteins that help with digestion and maintaining oral health.
What helps to keep the tongue moist and why?
Saliva helps to keep the tongue moist by constantly bathing and lubricating the oral cavity. Saliva contains enzymes that aid in digestion, helps with tasting and swallowing food, and also has antimicrobial properties that help fight against oral infections.
What contains an enzyme that starts the chemical digestion of food?
saliva is the substance in the mouth that contains enzymes to help with digestion before the food is swallowed.
How does it help in digesting food incisor canine molar chewing muscula tongue mucus secreted by tongue saliva swallowing peristalsis?
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What is the application of saliva?
saliva mixed with our food and help to digest it easily. Due to this blood can easily absorb nutrient from food.
