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Which of the following does not takes place in the oral cavity?
[Anatomy question]

A: absorption

B: mechanical breakdown

C: chemical breakdown

D: propulsion


Sagot :

Absorption of food does not take place in the oral cavity or mouth but it take place in the ileum.

What is the oral cavity?

The oral cavity is the mouth includes the lips, the lining of the lips lips, the tongue, the upper and lower gums, the floor of the mouth, the teeth and so on.

It is the first place digestion take place. Food are mixed with saliva and break down into pieces by mastication and mi x with saliva.

Therefore, Absorption does not take place in the mouth.

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