Biology, asked by nchauhan9856, 1 year ago

What is the role of saliva in digeation of food

joshihimanshu46: saliva is. a fluid secreted by salivary glands which makes the swallowing of food easier. it contains enzymes like salivary amylase ( ptyalin), lysozyme etc. the digestion of food initially starts in the mouth

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Answered by DeeptiMohanty

salivary glands are present in our mouth, which secrets a fluid called saliva ....it mixes the food and makes it smooth for swallowing.. saliva contains enzyme amalyse that breaks starch into maltose and dextrin

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Answered by sachinarora2001

Saliva is secreted by salivery glands, located under tongue. it moistens the food very easy swollowing. it contains digestive enzymes called salivery amylse., which helps in break down of starch into sugar.

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