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→About The Mouth
==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
[[File:MouthDiagram.png|right|300px|thumb|A human '''mouth''' with lips, tongue and teeth.]]
The '''mouth''' is the part of the body an [[animal]] uses to eat food and to [[Breathing|breathe]].
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:CatMouth.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:CrabMouth.png|center|200px]]
|-
|The '''mouth''' of a cat.
|A crab's '''mouth'''.
|-
|[[File:BirdMouth.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:GoldfishMouth.png|center|200px]]
|-
|A [[bird]] '''mouth''' with beak and tongue.
|The '''mouth''' of a goldfish.
|}
==Key Stage 3==
The [[mouth]] is an [[organ]] in both the [[Breathing System|breathing system]] and the [[Digestive System|digestive system]].
===About Adaptations of The Mouth===
: The [[mouth]] contains [[teeth]] for the [[Mechanical Digestion|mechanical digestion]] of food.
: The [[mouth]] has [[Salivary Gland|salivary glands]] which makes the food moist so it is easier to swallow.