both
welll it takes place in both mechanical and chemical
its part of both but it has different functions for both
Mechanical
Mechanical
Chemical digestion and mechanical digestion
does absorption occur when mechanical or chemical digestion
Saliva begins the chemical digestion of starch. It also is important for the success of mechanical digestion of the mouth, but does not, in its own, perform mechanical digestion.
Mechanical and chemical digestion are not the same.
chemical digestion is breaking down with saliva, and mechanical digestion is chewing...(break down with chew!):):P
both! C:
Mechanical digestion chops the food in to smaller pieces, thus exposing more of it to the enzymes of the chemical digestion.Mechanical digestion begins in the mouth by the teeth, tongue and saliva. Mechanical digestion is important for chemical digestion because when food is broken down into smaller particles by mechanical means, chemical digestion will be more efficient.
Food passes through the following organs in order during the process of digestion: mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. Each organ plays a specific role in breaking down the food into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body.