Question

Name the ezyem present in saliva. Why it is important?

Answer 1

Digestion. The digestive functions ofsaliva include moistening food and helping to create a food bolus. ...Saliva contains the enzyme amylase, also called ptyalin, which is capable of breaking down starch into simpler sugars such as maltose and dextrin that can be further broken down in the small intestine.

Answer 2

salivary amyles.. it softens the food when its hard ,smoothens the food for easy passage to the stomach and it also cools food with high temperatures.