The purposes of mastication are to break food down into smaller pieces, to mix food with saliva, and:
a. to move food from the front of the mouth to the pharynx.
b. to regulate speech patterns

c. to facilitate an immune reaction.
d. to provide antibacterial protection.
e. to stimulate taste buds.


e

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