what is the role of saliva in the digestion of food
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saliva is secreted from salivary gland.
It is watery liquid so it wets the food in mouth.
the wetted food is swallowed easily.
salivary gland secrets amylase enzymes, which digests starch of food into maltose.
thus digestion of starch begins from mouth.
It is watery liquid so it wets the food in mouth.
the wetted food is swallowed easily.
salivary gland secrets amylase enzymes, which digests starch of food into maltose.
thus digestion of starch begins from mouth.
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Saliva is produced by salivary glad digestion of food is started in our mouth due to the presence of saliva in our mouth Saliva wetted the food which is easy under goes in our stomach for digestion
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