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the food we eat soften because of the saliva

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you bite it.

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it is broken down while chewing things

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Mastification I believe

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Starch - by "amylase"

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teeth

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Q: Break down food in the mouth?
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Where does food break down?

Food begins to break down as soon as it enters your mouth.


What are the functions of a human mouth?

break food down


What moistens the food in your mouth and begins to break it down?

your saliva


Where does physical digestion begin?

This form of digestion starts in the mouth with the salivary gland witch break down food


What in the mouth helps to chemically digest food?

Saliva helps the mouth to break down the food, but what digests the food is fiber, and stomach acid.


How is food broken down into smaller particles?

. A fork and a knife. Your teeth and your saliva.. a butler. A midget


Which 2 organs help to break down food mechanically?

The mouth and the stomach help to break down food mechanically. In the mouth, food is chewed and mixed with saliva to form a bolus. In the stomach, muscles contract to churn and mix the food with gastric juices to form chyme.


What do teeth do when food enters in mouth?

Teeth begin to chew and break down food upon this food enters the mouth. As they break down the food for easier absorption and digestion, human salivary glands become activated and make the food wet and mash-able, which makes swallowing easier.


Where does chemical digestion begin and what food group does it break down?

mouth, proteins, lipides...


Saliva in your mouth is an example of an enzyme because?

It breaks down things such as food. (enzymes break things down)


How does the mouth help food become materials your body can use?

The mouth breaks down food by both mechanical (chewing) and chemical (enzymes in saliva) processes. This helps to physically and chemically break down food into smaller molecules that the body can absorb. Saliva also helps to moisten food and initiate the digestion process.


Which two organs help to break down food mechanically?

i know for sure that the mouth is one of them.