Question

Hdrolysis of the carbohydrates you eat begins in your mouth as you chew. How do you think this process might be affected if a persons salviary glands were unable to produce saliva,which is mostly composted of water

Answer 1

saliva contains an enzyme called salivary amylase which partially hydrolyed the food into the buccal Cavity I. e(upto 30%) that partially hydrolysed food is known as bolus food