Question

) Why do we call saliva a digestive
juice?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

• Saliva lubricates the food and facilitates the mastication .
• Saliva binds the food molecules together.

Answer 2

Answer:

Saliva is the juice secreted by the salivary glands. Saliva helps to make bolus from the food that we eat. Saliva also contains a starch digesting enzyme. This enzyme turns starch into sugar. Therefore saliva is called a digestive juice.