PHYSIOLOGY
GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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It is called a food bolus
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Food that is broken down in the stomach
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The food that is unfolded in the mouth
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Food that is broken down in the duodenum
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ingestion. The first activity of the digestive system is to take in food through the mouth. This process, called ingestion, has to take place before anything else can happen.
Detailed explanation-2: -bolus, food that has been chewed and mixed in the mouth with saliva. Chewing helps to reduce food particles to a size readily swallowed; saliva adds digestive enzymes, water, and mucus that help chemically to reduce food particles, hydrate them for taste, and lubricate them for easy swallowing.
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