The Mouth

The Mouth

Even before you eat, when you smell a food or taste it or even think of it the saliva begins to form in your mouth. when you eat the saliva breaks down a little bit of the chemicals of the food and make it easier to go through the esophagus. Also, your tongue helps by pushing the food around while you are chewing with your teeth. Also, an enzyme called (Amylase) to digest (Carbohydrates).When the food is ready to be swallowed your tongue pushes a small piece of chewed food which is usually called bolus towards the back of your throat and into the opening opening of the esophagus where the second part of the digestive system process takes place.