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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The type of digestion that involves grinding and crushing food into smaller particles

thomaster (thomaster):

Are there options? I could think of more answers. Like: this type is called mastication (chewing) Or: this type involves digestive enzymes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Or maybe stomach ?

thomaster (thomaster):

@Nayeli_123 Digestion in the stomach does not involve grinding and crushing food into small particles. This is what you do with your teeth to increase the surface of the food to speed up the enzymatic digestion by amylases in the saliva.

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