نشخوار
Sign in to saveAlso known as chewing, GO:0071626
thumb|right|250px|A stump-tailed macaque using mastication to process tough plant matter Chewing or mastication is the process by which food is crushed and ground by the teeth. It is the first step in the process of digestion, allowing a greater surface area for digestive enzymes and bile to break down the foods.
Research
16,492 papers- Mastication in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Types 2 and 3 is Characterized by Abnormal Efficiency, Reduced Endurance, and Fatigue.Dysphagia · 2022
- Age-related changes in mastication.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2017
- Does reduced mastication influence cognitive and systemic health during aging?Physiology & behavior · 2018
- Association between mastication and cognitive status: A systematic review.Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2017
- [Neural mechanisms of mastication].Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo · 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- biological process
- Subclass of
- comminution
- Location
- mouth
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- used by
- stomatognathic system
- topic's main category
- Category:Chewing
- studied by
- gnathology
- Commons category
- Mastication
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0071626
- WordLift URL
- data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/chewing
- uses
- tooth
- partially coincident with
- biting
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