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The teeth perform mechanical digestion, which involves the physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces. This process increases the surface area of the food, making it easier for enzymes in saliva to chemically digest it later. The action of chewing, or mastication, helps mix food with saliva, facilitating swallowing and further digestion in the digestive tract.
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What is one bone type of bone that aids with digestion?
teeth
What type of digestion is teeth grinding food?
our teeth break down food physically which is called mechanical break down
Does chemical digestion occur before mechanical digestion?
Both get started at about the same time. As the teeth are grinding up the food, enzymes in the saliva are breaking down starch.
How is machanicle digestion different for cheminal digestion?
mechanical digestion is with your teeth , chemical digestion is in your stomach and small intestine.
What teeth do you use in physical digestion?
All teeth are used in physical digestion and break-down of food before swallowing.
When does santorum occur in your digestion?
It does not occur during digestion. Santorum occurs inside the bowels usually.
How does the health of a person's teeth affect digestion?
Teeth are involved in the mechanical digestion process. If they are not healthy they will not work properly to chew food.
In which body compartment does carbohydrate digestion not occur?
carbohydrate digestion doesn't occur in the stomach and the large intestine.
What is the type of digestion called when food is digested?
The type of digestion where food is digested is called mechanical digestion and chemical digestion. Mechanical digestion involves physically breaking down food into smaller pieces, while chemical digestion involves the breakdown of large molecules into simpler substances with the help of enzymes.
What kind of digestion happens when teeth cut up food?
That would be mechanical digestion.
What is the function of the teeth in digestion?
To chew the food.
How do the teeth aid in the digestion of food?
Teeth help by mechanical digestion, which is breaking the food in smaller pieces in order for the saliva to cover it and make it easier to digest.
