Explain how salivary glands help in digestion.
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The salivary glands produce saliva, which keeps the mouth and other parts of the digestive system moist. It also helps break down carbohydrates (with salivary amylase, formerly known as ptyalin) and lubricates the passage of food down from the oro-pharynx to the esophagus to the stomach...
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Salivary glands contains an enzyme called salivary amylase which helps in the digestion of carbohydrates. Thus,we can say that salivary glands help in digestion.
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