Learn what happens to the food in your mouth.
This is one of the best teams in the world! The mouth, tongue, teeth team.
Here they go, straight into action. There are the front teeth slicing and ripping off a chunk of food, ready for grinding it into smaller pieces…
Very smooth action from the tongue there, passing the food directly to the back teeth.
And some very nice use of saliva, of course saliva isn't just wet stuff, it's helping to dissolve that food…
And the back teeth getting into their stride now, they are crushing that food!
I think we might be ready for the swallow…
The tongue pushing the food to the back of the mouth…
Nicely done!
The throat muscles getting ready…
And there goes the swallow!
It's all over!
The mouth
Food enters the digestive system through the mouth.
Food is broken down into smaller pieces by chewing. The teeth cut and crush the food, while it’s mixed with saliva. This process helps to make it soft and easier to swallow.
After being swallowed, the food passes down the oesophagus and into the stomach.
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