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write difference between mastication and rumination

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Answered by hibakhan30
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MASTICATION :

☆. Grinding , chewing and shredding of food in the mouth is called mastication .

☆. Mastication occurs only one time in the oral cavity .

☆ .This is also known as chewing of food .

☆ .It occurs in most of the animals .

example : human beings

RUMINATION :

☆. It is the chewing of food that come from a part near the stomach of the animal to its mouth .

☆ . Rumination allows food to undergo mastication more than once .

☆ .This is also known as chewing the cud .

☆ .It occurs only in ruminate animals

example : cow
Answered by Anonymous
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Mastication:

1. Grinding, chewing and shredding of food in the mouth by teeth is called mastication.

2. Mastication occurs only one time in the oral cavity.

3. This is also known as chewing the food.

4. It makes the food particles to tiny particles. Does not involve nutrient absorption.

5. It occurs in most of the animals (mammals). Eg: Human beings.

Rumination:

1. It is chewing of food that come from a part near the stomach of the animal to its mouth.

2. Rumination allows food to undergo mastication more than once.

3. This is also known as chewing the cud.

4. It allows greater nutrients to be extracted and absorbed from the food particles.

5. It occurs only in ruminate animals. Eg: cow.

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