20. What is the role of saliva in the digestion of food?
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to moisture the food and then make a bolus time digest it
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Saliva contains salivary amylase enzyme that breaks down starch into sugars like maltose .
Saliva keeps the mouth cavity clean and moistens the food that help in chewing and breaking down the big pieces of food into smaller ones .
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