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Saliva is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth. In humans, saliva is 98% water plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells, enzymes, antimicrobial agents such as secretory IgA, and lysozymes.
Saliva is the watery and usually somewhat frothy substance produced in the mouths of some animals, including humans.
Produced in salivary glands, saliva is 98% water, but it contains many important substances, including electrolytes, mucus, antibacterial compounds and various enzymes.
The digestive functions of saliva include moistening food, and helping to create a food bolus, so it can be swallowed easily.
Saliva contains the enzyme amylase that breaks some starches down into maltose and dextrin.
Thus, digestion of food occurs within the mouth, even before food reaches the stomach.
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