Assertion : Saliva in the mouth of humans contain the everyone called =
salivary amylase
Reason: Salivary anglase is responsible for digestion of starch
a) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct
b)(A) is correct and (R) is incorrect
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the content
(A)
d) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correcte explanation of (A)
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the content of (A)
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Question- Assertion : Saliva in the mouth of humans contain the enzyme called =
salivary amylase
Reason: Salivary amylase is responsible for digestion of starch
a) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct
b)(A) is correct and (R) is incorrect
C) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the explanation of (A)
d) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correcte explanation of (A)
Answer - Correct statement regarding saliva is - C) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the explanation of (A)
Saliva is released into mouth from the glands present, named as salivary glands. Saliva is rich in enzyme called amylase.
The amylase enzyme is responsible for breakdown of carbohydrates and begins the process of digestion of food.
It breaks the sugar into maltose, simpler unit of carbohydrates.
The digestion of carbohydrates is mouth is first step of breakdown, further pancreatic amylase treat the food again for digestion of carbohydrates.
Thus, digestion is mouth is not the only and complete step of carbohydrate digestion.