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Elmo, a pirate carrot, and a celery stick in a kitchen explain chewing and swallowing through speech bubbles.

Elmo, a pirate carrot, and a celery stick in a kitchen explain chewing and swallowing through speech bubbles.

CRUNCH! CRUNCH! Elmo’s teeth slam down hard. ā€œThis chewing is called mastication!ā€ Captain Crunchy (a carrot that came to life) shouts. ā€œIt breaks food into smaller pieces!ā€ Thick saliva rushes in and soaks them. ā€œThe saliva makes us soft and slippery,ā€ Celery Sam says. The tongue pushes them backward. ā€œSwallowing time!ā€ Captain Crunchy yells. Ver mais