{"id":67884,"date":"2022-06-05T14:08:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T18:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=67884"},"modified":"2022-06-12T07:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T11:13:09","slug":"where-does-the-process-of-digestion-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/where-does-the-process-of-digestion-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Does the Process of Digestion Begin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Where does the process of digestion begin? What are the key organs involved in the digestion of food? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We tend to think digestion happens in the abdomen, but it actually starts in the mouth. When we eat food, the mouth begins to break it down by releasing saliva and chewing. The mouth also protects us from unwelcome bacteria that we encounter in everyday life.<strong> <\/strong>These functions take place in two places: the salivary glands and the tonsils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn about the stages of the digestion process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-salivary-glands-release-saliva\">The Salivary Glands Release Saliva<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Where does the process of digestion begin? Digestion begins in the mouth with the salivary glands releasing saliva. Your salivary glands are located at the top of your neck, under your cheeks. (If you run your hand beneath your jaw, they\u2019ll feel like two small lumps.) Their job is to produce saliva, which provides several benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strengthening teeth<\/strong>: Enders explains that your salivary glands produce saliva by filtering blood. Because of this, it contains calcium, which strengthens your teeth. (Shortform note: Saliva also <a href=\"https:\/\/dentistinodenton.com\/saliva-fights-cavities\/#:~:text=Your%20teeth%20are%20better%20protected,down%20starches%20in%20your%20mouth.\">contains small amounts of fluoride and phosphate<\/a>, which help build enamel and keep your teeth healthy.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Killing bacteria<\/strong>: Saliva also contains mucins, which are made of an anti-bacterial substance. Mucins coat your teeth to kill off bad bacteria before they can enter the body. (Shortform note: According to one study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-017-12157-1#:~:text=Mucin%20present%20in%20saliva%20has,saliva%20and%20oral%20cavity23.\">mucins also help you speak<\/a> by keeping your mouth lubricated. Therefore, if you don\u2019t produce enough saliva, speech can become difficult.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reducing pain<\/strong>: In 2006, researchers discovered that saliva contains small amounts of opiorphin, a naturally occurring painkiller. Our mouths are very sensitive (think about how much even a small cut on your tongue stings), and saliva\u2019s painkilling properties keep us relatively comfortable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Studies suggest that opiorphin is more powerful than morphine and, if it were used as a pharmaceutical painkiller, would have <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20814077\/\">considerably fewer side effects<\/a>. A 2018 trial using opiorphin <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/anesthesia-analgesia\/FullText\/2018\/06000\/The_Opiorphin_Analog_STR_324_Decreases_Sensory.46.aspx\">effectively reduced pain in rats<\/a>. Researchers are still conducting studies to measure the effectiveness and safety of human consumption of this painkiller.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-tonsils-filter-out-unwelcome-invaders\">The Tonsils Filter Out Unwelcome Invaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another important part of the beginning of the digestion process is the tonsils&#8217; role. As food moves towards the back of your mouth, it encounters your tonsils. Enders claims that <strong>the tonsils\u2019 job is to capture tiny particles that you inhale or eat and examine them. <\/strong>It then exposes your immune cells to these particles. According to Enders, this trains your immune system to distinguish between good and bad bacteria so that it can respond to harmful invaders in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Other sources question Enders&#8217;s claim that the tonsils\u2019 only role is to train your immune system to distinguish different types of bacteria. Research suggests that the tonsils <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK279406\/\">kill off bad bacteria using white blood cells<\/a>. Another recent study discovered that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2012\/03\/120305173657.htm#:~:text=Summary%3A,that%20sits%20on%20the%20heart.\">tonsils produce T cells<\/a>, which also kill bacteria and are an important part of our immune response.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-esophagus\">The Esophagus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second part of the digestion process begins when we swallow food, where it enters the esophagus. <strong>The esophagus transports the food from the mouth to the stomach. <\/strong>Enders explains that the esophagus is ringed by muscles that propel the food downward by constricting and then relaxing. This results in a wave-like motion called \u201cpropulsive peristalsis.\u201d This motion isn\u2019t dependent on gravity. In other words, food makes it to your stomach even when you\u2019re upside down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Propulsive peristalsis is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivo.colostate.edu\/hbooks\/pathphys\/digestion\/basics\/gi_motility.html#:~:text=The%20principal%20type%20of%20propulsive,the%20muscle%20on%20the%20other\">one of two movements of the gut\u2019s <em>smooth muscle<\/em><\/a>\u2014a type of muscle that we don\u2019t consciously control. The other motion is \u201csegmentation contractions,\u201d which occur primarily in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-happens-in-the-small-intestine\/\">the small intestine<\/a>. Instead of the sequential contract-relax process of peristalsis, segmentation contractions happen intermittently, and they serve to mix up the food, not move it forward.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where does the process of digestion begin? What are the key organs involved in the digestion of food? 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