Question

Role of saliva in the digestion of food?

Answer 1

Explanation:The primary role of saliva is to mix with the food, moisten it, and enable it to form boluses (small balls) that are easy to swallow and pass through the oesophagus into the stomach.Saliva also contains an enzyme called amylase which breaks down complex carbohydrates like starch into simpler carbohydrates like maltose and dextrin which are then further broken down in the stomach.

Answer 2

Role of saliva in the digestion of food is it makes the food soft and makes the food easy to chew by the the teeths and digested by our stomach.