Food begins to break down as soon as it enters your mouth.
break food down
This form of digestion starts in the mouth with the salivary gland witch break down food
your saliva
Saliva helps the mouth to break down the food, but what digests the food is fiber, and stomach acid.
. A fork and a knife. Your teeth and your saliva.. a butler. A midget
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.
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.
mouth, proteins, lipides...
It breaks down things such as food. (enzymes break things down)
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.
Enzymes break down the food in the mouth so you take all the nutrients.