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List the factors that influence digestion. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. eating habits
2. emotions
3. food allergies
4. physical exercise
What are 3 changes that take place in the mouth and why is it important for
digestion? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Food is broken down into smaller pieces
2. The food particles are moistened by the saliva
, 3. Starches begin to be broken down by the salivary amylase
These all make swallowing easier.
What are the 3 advantages and disadvantages of processed produce? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔3 disadvantages:
-may be high in sugar
-may be high in sodium
-may have color change
List the order in which the nutrients leave the stomach. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1.
liquids
2. carbohydrates
3. proteins
4. fats
Where is salivary amylase located in digestion? Which nutrient is it working
on? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔mouth
carbohydrates