Fun With Digestion

Name the chemical compounds secreted by different organs of digestive tract that break down large and complex substances

the process of taking food inside the body is called

• egestion

• ingestion

• injestion

The process of breakdown of food into smaller pieces by teeth is called

• ingestion

• mastication

• mensuration

Which of the following is/are types of teeth

• incisors

• pre mortar

• canine

• molar

the process of digestion starts in

• stomach

• oesophagus

• small intestine

• mouth

the chemical digestion of food is carried out in the mouth by (a)  

(a)   is the common passage for both windpipe and foodpipe

Why it is advised not to talk or laugh while eating and never to eat in a hurry?

the moist ball of food is called

• bolus

• ball

• food

the movement of the wall muscles of the oesophagus is called (a)