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How does the esophagus perform mechanical digestion?
Peristalsis. The movement of muscles bringing the food to the stomach.
What are three words that name things that help in digestion?
Saliva, amylase, mechanical and chemical digestion, muscles, mucus, stomach acid.
Where is the mechanical digestion competed?
Mechanical digestion in humans is completed in the stomach.
Has muscles that squeeze and mix food as well as acids that break it down?
The stomach has muscles that squeeze and mix food as well as acids that break it down. The stomach, then, performs both mechanical and chemical digestion.
Where does chemical and mechanical digestion take place?
what is responsible for chemical digestion in earthworms
Muscles that squeeze andd mix food as well as acids that break it down?
The stomach has muscles that squeeze and mix food as well as acids that break it down. The stomach, then, performs both mechanical and chemical digestion.
Much of mechanical digestion takes place in the?
Stomach
Where do most mechanical digestion takes place?
In the Mouth then the second is the Stomach
Which type of digestion is aided by the action of stomach muscles?
Mechanical digestion is aided by the action of stomach muscles. These muscles contract and relax to churn and mix food with gastric juices, breaking it down into smaller particles and facilitating chemical digestion. This process helps in the effective mixing of food with enzymes and acids, enhancing nutrient absorption later in the digestive tract.
What are the Organs where mechanical digestion take place?
There is the small intestine, stomach, and the mouth, and that is all that i can think of. Hope this answer helps you people out there looking for three of the organs for mechanical digestion. But if not....... well that sucks for you.
What does the churning action of the stomach wall accomplish?
The churning action of the stomach wall accomplishes mechanical digestion. Mechanical digestion begins in the mouth and along with chemical digestion, ends in the small intestine.
Is it mechanical or chemical that in stomach muscles contract to grind food into a pulpy mixture?
The grinding of food in the stomach is primarily a mechanical process. Stomach muscles contract to mix and break down food into a pulpy mixture, known as chyme, through a process of churning. While chemical digestion also occurs due to gastric juices, the physical action of the muscles is what primarily facilitates the grinding.
