HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Question
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What breaks food into smaller pieces?
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mouth
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tongue
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teeth
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large intestine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mechanical digestion in the oral cavity consists of grinding of food into smaller pieces by the teeth, a process called mastication.
Detailed explanation-2: –As a first step, the food is ground by the chewing process of our teeth. This process is called mastication.-Now, the saliva produced by the salivary gland will mix the food completely. Saliva is secreted from the parotid, the submandibular, and the sublingual glands present in our mouth.
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