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Saliva produces an enzyme called ptyalin,which helps in the digestion of proteins. The saliva also help to kill the germs that enter through food.apart from this the saliva also mixes with the food making it soft and easy to swallow and helps break down the food.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoSaliva has several functions in the digestive process. Saliva contains enzymes, like salivary amylaze, that begin the digestion of starches. It also provides a glue-like substance that helps the chewed up (masticated) food form into a ball that is swallowed called a bolus. saliva help to change starch into sugar.
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∙ 9y agoSaliva tends to lubricate the mouth and teeth, and the ptyalin enzyme starts the process of digestion of by breaking starch into maltose and dextrin. It also lubricates the bolus of food for easier swallowing.
it softens the foods in your mouth
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∙ 13y agoSaliva has enzymes in it that help chemically break down food, plus it softens it.
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∙ 6y agoDescribe Peristalsis and explain it's function in the digestive system
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∙ 12y agoit helps the food move down the throat.
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What makes the digestive system an organ system?
The digestive system is an organ system because it consists of many organs: the, mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, gall bladder, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. All of these organs play a role in the digestive system.
What is helps in cleaning the mouth and moistens food also plays a role in beginning the digestive process?
saliva
What role do dolphins teeth play in the digestion system?
chewing the food to swollow it, so the food is then small enoigh to travel through the digestive system.
How does a villus look like?
A villus looks like a finger these fingerlike organs play an important role in the digestive system
What role do the teeth play in digestion?
they break down the food first then the rest of the digestive system breaks it down more.
Why is formic acid needed in your body?
Formic Acid is necessary in mainly in our Digestive System. There is HCl in our stomach which helps in digesting food further. So acid plays an important role in our Digestive Tract and sometimes even Saliva can be slightly acidic.
Is bacteria in out digestive system helpful?
Many bacteria in the body help eat many other things you might digest and will keep it from harming you.
What is digestive form?
The digestive form or system means intake of food by the body,its absorption,and leaving the unwanted objects through urine and stool. The pancreas plays a pivotal role in digestive system.Both the kidneys also play an important role in refining the food nutrient intake vital for human body.
What role does the nervous system play in the digestive system?
The digestive system is related to the nervous system in such a way that the nervous system dictates the speed of breaking down of food. The nervous system overseas activity in the digestive tract, and regulates secretion if there are changes.
Can the small intestine be replaced?
No since it has a specific role in the digestive system
What role does the saliva play when you eat a cracker?
It wetens the cracker so it is easier to eat and swallow
What is the role of capillaries in the digestive system?
to move nutrients to the individual cells of the body
