state the role of saliva in digestion of food.
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Saliva gets mixed up with food n make it more softer which will result in easy chewing of food ...it also makes the food softer to move down the oesophagus easily ...thus it helps in movement of food . I hope it will help u
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Saliva is a watery fluid secreted by the salivary glands in the mouth. 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.
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