Digestion: How Your Body Breaks Down Food😋 Digestion is the process of breaking down large, complex food molecules into small, simple ones that can be absorbed by your body and used for energy, growth, and cell repair. Digestion involves several organs and glands working together to move food through your digestive system and break it into smaller parts. The Mouth Digestion begins in the mouth, where your teeth and tongue mechanically break down food into smaller pieces. Your salivary glands produce saliva, which moistens food and contains an enzyme called salivary amylase that starts to break down starches, a type of carbohydrate As you chew, you form a small ball of food called a bolus, which you swallow and send to your oesophagus. The Oesophagus The oesophagus is a muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. When you swallow, a ring of muscle called the lower oesophagal sphincter relaxes and lets the bolus enter your stomach. Then it closes to prevent f...
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