Which of the following is accomplished by chewing?

a. grinding and breaking up food
b. mixing food with saliva to facilitate swallowing
c. reflexively increasing salivary, gastric, pancreatic, and bile secretion
d. two of these answers.
e. all of these answers.


E

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