The mouth initiates the digestive process by using chewing to break food into smaller pieces and saliva, which contains enzymes, to begin breaking down starches into simpler sugars.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Institute of Human Anatomy
  7 Major Organ Systems: Functions and Connections

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• 7 Major Organ Systems: Functions and Connections www.instituteofhumananatomy.com Institute of Human Anatomy via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• sugars concept
• starch concept
• enzymes concept
• mouth concept