Question

what is saliva ?State its role in the digestion of food

Answer 1

The digestive functions of salivainclude 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 foodreaches the stomach

Answer 2

saliva is a secretion produced by the salivary gland.It helps in digestion as it contains an enzyme called amylase . Amylase break down starch into sugars and thus help in digestion . I hope this is helpful