Mouth Flashcards
1
Q
Teeth
A
Incisors(4)- biting and cutting
Canines(2)- tearing
Premolars(4)- crushing and grinding
Molars(6)- crunching and grinding
2
Q
Chemical digestion of the mouth
A
Salivary amylase- produced from salivary glands
Starts break down of starch-> polysaccharide
3
Q
Mechanical digestion of mouth
A
Teeth and chewing breaks food into smaller molecules
Also mixes saline with food for chemical digestion
4
Q
What occurs at the mouth?
A
Ingestion
Chemical digestion of starch-> polysaccharides
Mechanical digestion- using teeth