Question

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Q)What is the role of saliva in the digestion of food?


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Answer 1

ꜱᴀʟɪᴠᴀ , ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀʏ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɢʟᴀɴᴅꜱ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏɴɢᴜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀɴ ᴇꜱꜱᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪɢᴇꜱᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ.. ꜱᴀʟɪᴠᴀ ɪꜱ 98 % ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ , ꜱᴏ ɪᴛ ᴍᴏɪꜱᴛᴇɴꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴏꜰᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴀꜱɪᴇʀ ꜱᴡᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ..

Explanation:

ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ❤✨

Answer 2

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.