..... digestion involves chewing food or break it down into smaller pieces, as well as the action of smooth muscles that churn the food in the stomach.

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____ digestion involves chewing food or break it down into smaller pieces, as well as the action of smooth muscles that churn the food in the stomach.

A	chemical
B	technical
C	mechanical
D	destructive

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The large pieces of food that are ingested have to be broken into smaller particles that can be acted upon by various enzymes. This is mechanical digestion, which begins in the mouth with chewing or mastication and continues with churning and mixing actions in the stomach.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mechanical digestion in the oral cavity consists of grinding of food into smaller pieces by the teeth, a process called mastication.

Detailed explanation-3: -How does digestion work? Digestion works by moving food through the GI tract. Digestion begins in the mouth with chewing and ends in the small intestine. As food passes through the GI tract, it mixes with digestive juices, causing large molecules of food to break down into smaller molecules.

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