If a blood clot forms, it can stop the blood flow. This can cause a heart attack or stroke. A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked by a blood clot. If this clot cuts off the blood flow completely, the part of the heart muscle supplied by that artery begins to die.
Digestion works by moving food through the GI tract. Digestion begins in the mouth with chewing and ends in the small intestine. As food passes through the GI tract, it mixes with digestive juices, causing large molecules of food to break down into smaller molecules.
Digestion starts in the mouth. Digestion starts in the mouth where foods are broken down into small particles in order that enzymes can get at them. Saliva is rich in amylase, which starts the digestion of starches. Gandhi told us we should chew our liquid and drink our solids!