Translations:Benutzer:Arian/Klett-Mini-Test/602/en

During the short dwell-time of the fodder in the long-stretched oral cavity, it is again the tongue which, in the few chewing acts, moves the fodder rhythmically back and forth between the rows of molars. A first digestive step is thereby initiated through fragmentation and salivation. A number of glands of varying size secrete saliva — in hay-feeding up to 180 litres per day — and provide for the enzymatic breakdown of starch into sugar.