Question

what is the five digestive function of saliva?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Saliva acts in relation to taste, mastication, bolus formation, enzymatic digestion, and swallowing

Answer 2

Answer:

Saliva

Saliva initiates the process of digestion in the mouth. The food substance which gets mixed with the food in the mouth during chewing by teeth is saliva. It acts as digestive juice and softens the food, which further leads to the easy process of digestion. It is secreted by salivary glands.

Composition Of   Saliva-

• Water
• Mucous
• Lysozymes
• Salivary  amylase

Functions of Saliva-

• Mucus- moistens the  food and helps in easy  swallowing.
• Lysozymes- kills any pathogens  present in the food.
• Salivary amylase- helps in the  chemical digestion of food.  Salivary amylase acts on starch  present in the food and breaks  it into maltose and dextrins.
• Saliva acts in relation to taste, mastication, bolus formation, enzymatic digestion, and swallowing.
• Helps in speech

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