Final answer:
The function that is NOT associated with the mouth is the movement of food to the large intestine. The mouth is the entry point for food and where digestion begins, but it is not directly responsible for moving food along the entire gastrointestinal tract to the large intestine.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question is asking which of the following is NOT a function of the mouth. The options in the question seem to be 1) it is where food enters the digestive system, and 2) it moves food to the large intestine. Of these, the function that is NOT associated with the mouth is that it moves food to the large intestine.
The primary functions of the mouth in the digestive system include being the point of entry for food into the system, where both mechanical and chemical digestion begins with the help of structures like the salivary glands, tongue, and teeth. The mouth's role includes the breakdown of food into smaller particles by mastication and the commencement of carbohydrate digestion with the enzyme amylase in saliva.
However, the mouth does not move food directly to the large intestine. Instead, food passes from the mouth into the pharynx and esophagus, then to the stomach where further digestion occurs, and eventually moves through the small intestine where most digestion and nutrient absorption happen, before reaching the large intestine.