what's role if saliva in digestion?
State the function if digestive enzymes
When a sports man runs he gets mussel cramps why?
Which component is not digested in stomach?
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Answer:
Saliva is 98% water, so it moistens the mouth and helps compact food into softened particles for easier swallowing. ... It's important to chew your food as much as possible, as taking longer to chew gives the enzymes in saliva time to begin the process of breaking down carbohydrates, a very important part of digestion.
A sports man who runs often gets muscle cramps because when the energy which is stored in the body gets finished so the muscles start anaerobic respiration in this the pyruvic acid converted to lactic acid and it accumulates in the muscles and feel muscle cramps.
Protein is the component of food that is not digested in the stomach.
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Question 1:- What's the role of saliva in digestion?
Answer:-
- Saliva have mucus which makes the food soft and slippery.
- Saliva converts the complex glycerol and starch to simpler sugar.
- Lysosome present in saliva helps in disinfecting the food.
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Question 2:- State the function of digestive enzymes.
Answer:- Digestive enzymes are hydrologic enzymes which helps in breaking down the complex insoluble components of food into simple, soluble and absorbable components.
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Question 3:- When a sports man runs, he gets mussel cramps. Why?
Answer:- When a sports man runs the glucose is broken down to release energy to cells. This process is aerobic and thus required oxygen.
When the oxygen supply to the mussels is unable to match the requirement, the start repairing anarobically. This anaerobic respiration leads to the formation of lactic acid. Accumulation of lactic acid in neuromuscular junction results in fatigue and cramps.
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Question 4:- Which component is not digested in stomach?
Answer:- Fats are not digested in stomach. They are digested in the small intestine with the help of Bile juice