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Standard VI
Biology
The Process of Digestion
Name the proc...
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Name the process in which the small pieces of food get mixed with saliva by chewing.
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Mastication
Mastication is the process of chewing and combining saliva with the tongue and teeth.
Bolus refers to the mixture of minute food pieces and saliva created by chewing.
When food enters the digestive system through the mouth, the dental apertures break it down.
Next, saliva containing the amylase enzyme is mixed with the food.
As it moves from the mouth to the stomach for digestion, the bolus is swallowed.
This bolus enters the esophagus and travels from there to the stomach and intestines.
Our meal is broken down into smaller, easier-to-digest pieces when we chew it.
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