Mouth

Question 1

Teeth

Answer 1

Incisors(4)- biting and cutting
Canines(2)- tearing
Premolars(4)- crushing and grinding
Molars(6)- crunching and grinding

Question 2

Chemical digestion of the mouth

Answer 2

Salivary amylase- produced from salivary glands

Starts break down of starch-> polysaccharide

Question 3

Mechanical digestion of mouth

Answer 3

Teeth and chewing breaks food into smaller molecules

Also mixes saline with food for chemical digestion

Question 4

What occurs at the mouth?

Answer 4

Ingestion
Chemical digestion of starch-> polysaccharides
Mechanical digestion- using teeth