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Dmitry [639]
3 years ago
14

5. The scientific term for chewing food is

Biology
2 answers:
Shtirlitz [24]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

c. mastication

Explanation:

The scientific term for chewing food is mastication.

Mastication is the mechanical grinding of food into tiny pieces by the teeth. Mastication is essentially the scientific term for “chewing”

Mice21 [21]3 years ago
4 0

The scientific term for chewing food is mastication.

Option C

<u>Explanation</u>:  

The food splits into smaller pieces during mastication. As the food is broken down its surface area increases as the size decreases due to which many other enzymes can also act on the masticated food.

Mixing of enzymes occur both during mastication and after mastication. The food is passed down through oesophagus into the stomach where other enzymes and acids are mixed to breakdown the food into further smaller molecules.

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