Question

What is the role of oral cavity in the digestion of food in human beings???

Answer 1

Explanation:

It helps in digestion in following ways :-

1)Physical breakdown of food by teeth .

2)Saliva is secreted through salivary glands which waters the food so that it can easily move through alimentary canal .

3)Saliva contains salivary amylase which helps in digestion of carbohydrates and converts starch into another substance like maltose , dextrin etc.

Answer 2

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here information about

===>>Oral Cavity. Both physical and chemical digestion begin in the mouth or oral cavity which is the point of entry of food into the digestive system.

===>> The food is broken into smaller particles by mastication, the chewing action of the teeth. ... The tongue helps in swallowing—moving the bolus from the mouth into the pharynx.

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