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What is the return of swallowed food to the mouth called?
When food travels from the stomach back to the mouth, it is called regurgitation.In some animals, this is normally emesis, or vomiting. In ruminants such as cows, it is called chewing the cud. Birds normally regurgitate swallowed food to feed their young.
Where is newly swallowed food stored?
Newly swallowed food is stored in the stomach, where it is mixed with digestive juices and broken down into smaller molecules for absorption in the intestines.
What is the large pear shaped bag in the upper part of your belly that mix the swallowed food with digestive juices?
The large pear-shaped bag in the upper part of the belly is called the stomach. It mixes swallowed food with digestive juices such as enzymes and acids to break down food particles into smaller molecules for absorption in the intestines.
What is a ball of chewed up food?
A ball of chewed up food is called a bolus. It forms in the mouth during the chewing process and is then swallowed to move down the esophagus and into the stomach for further digestion.
What is the slippery substance found in saliva?
The slippery substance found in saliva is called mucin. It helps lubricate and protect the mouth and throat, allowing food to be easily swallowed.
A portion of food swallowed at one time is called a?
bolus
What is the return of swallowed food to the mouth called?
When food travels from the stomach back to the mouth, it is called regurgitation.In some animals, this is normally emesis, or vomiting. In ruminants such as cows, it is called chewing the cud. Birds normally regurgitate swallowed food to feed their young.
What happen after a mouthful of food has been swallowed it is called what?
After a mouthful of food has been swallowed, it is called the bolus. The bolus travels down the esophagus through a process called peristalsis, which involves coordinated muscle contractions. Once it reaches the stomach, the food is mixed with gastric juices and further broken down for digestion.
What is the name of the tube food goes down when you swallowed?
The name of the tube that food goes down when you swallow is called your esophagus.
After chewing the food is swallowed and passes down the to the .?
After chewing, the food is swallowed and passes down the esophagus. It travels through this muscular tube via a series of contractions called peristalsis. Eventually, the food reaches the stomach, where it undergoes further digestion.
What muscular organ squeezes food into chyme?
The stomach mixes food, swallowed saliva, and gastric juices into a substance called chyme.
What is a soft mass of chemical chewed food ready to be swallowed?
A soft mass of chemical chewed food ready to be swallowed is called a bolus. The bolus is formed in the mouth during the process of chewing and mixing food with saliva to aid in swallowing and digestion.
What is a portion of food swallowed at one time?
The portion of food to be swallowed at a time is 1 tablespoon to be exact!
What moves food mass in a small softball to the rear of the mouth where it is swallowed?
your muscles do and the process is called peristalsis.
What helps push food down to the back of the mouth where it is swallowed?
The tongue is a muscle which pushes food to the back of the mouth, where it the food is then swallowed.
Where does food go immediately after it is swallowed?
After food is swallowed, it travels down the esophagus, a muscular tube connecting the mouth to the stomach. The process is facilitated by a series of coordinated muscle contractions called peristalsis. Once it reaches the stomach, the food is mixed with gastric juices for further digestion.
What is a soft of chewed food ready to be swallowed?
A soft mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed is known as
