Question

what happens to food once in reaches the buccal cavity in human beings

Answer 1

saliva is secreted and some of the food is digested in the mouth

Answer 2

Explanation:

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→The oral cavity, bound by the cheeks of the face, the palate, and the flesh of the mandible, opening onto the mouth and the fauces, and containing the teeth, tongue, gums, and other structures.

→The buccal cavity may serve as a space to temporarily store the food inside of a person's (or another animal's) mouth as well as a space where this food will be soaked with saliva coming from the parotid gland. This will help begin the process of digestion.

→Mouth, also called oral cavity or buccal cavity, in human anatomy, orifice through which food and air enter the body.