Digestion actually begins in the mouth. Salivary enzymes present in the mouth, such as amylase, begin splitting carbohydrates into simple sugars. Chewed, swallowed food — known as food bolus — migrates from the mouth to the stomach through the esophagus.
Digestion kweli inaanza mdomoni. Mate Enzymes sasa katika kinywa, kama vile amylase, kuanza kugawanyika wanga ndani ya sukari. Kilichotafunwa, na kukata tamaa chakula – unaojulikana kama chakula bolus – migrates kutoka mdomo kwa tumbo kupitia umio.