Salivary Amylase helps digest starch while in the mouth as a chemical digestion. Chewing is another form of digestion, but its mechanical
Mouth
Digestion begins in the mouth. Mechanical digestion begins with the chewing of food. Chemical digestion also begins in the mouth with the enzymes been produced and used to break down the food.
In the mouth.
Digestion begins in the mouth. Mechanical digestion begins with the chewing of food. Chemical digestion also begins in the mouth with the enzymes been produced and used to break down the food.
The Mouth
Yes.
The digestion process begins in the mouth.
Starch digestion begins in the mouth. Saliva in the mouth enables chemical digestion to take place before starch enters the stomach.
the digestion of proteins begin in the stomach.
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Digestion begins in the mouth. Saliva begins the breakdown of food, and the teeth and tongue masticate the food to prepare it for passage through the esophagus and further digestion in the stomach.
Carbohydrate digestion starts with the mastication (chewing of the mouth). There, the salivary amylase begins to break down the carbs into monosaccharides. Protein digestion begins in the stomach. Pepsin comes into play here and various enzyme proteases do as well