mastication is simply chewing, so yes, it is voluntary
Your tongue assists with mastication. Mastication mainly is done by the Temporal Mandibular muscles though.
No. Swallowing is a voluntary action that forces solids or liquids, with or without nutritional value, down the oesophagus into the stomach. Eating includes mastication (chewing), and swallowing.
Mastication is another word for chewing.
Mouth
The muscles of mastication control the jaw, specifically its adduction.
Mastication is mechanical process of chewing with lubrication and digestion process by saliva.
Mastication is what those muscles can help you do.
chewing
Correct me if i'm wrong, but I was under the impression that mastication is chewing of food...?
Most of us think about mastication (chewing) when we think about eating. However, as demonstrated by infants, the elderly, and those who are on a liquid diet for other medical reasons, mastication is not essential for digestion.
Mastication
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