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The non secretion of saliva would affect the digestion of food because the salivary glands secrete more than just saliva.. they secrete enzymes like salivary amylase which breaks down starch into sugar.. and the saliva also holds he food together and makes it easier for the food to move down the food pipe.
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Saliva pre-digestion through ezymes in saliva is chemical change?
The first chemical change that happens in the body in regards to digestion, the breakdown of foodstuffs, occurs in the stomach. The saliva breakdown would be a physical change.
Saliva contains enzymes that start the process of digestion What pH would you expect saliva to be Why?
The normal pH range for Saliva is 5.6 to 7.9. This is the pH balance present in the body which is close to neural.
Can human saliva affect dog saliva?
Not unless you make out with a dog. But other than that, why would you mix the two?
What if salivary glands this did not work?
Well your mouth would be very dry, swallowing would hurt (saliva coats chewed up food, called a bolus, as you swallow it). Digestion of carbohydrates/starch normally begins in the mouth because of salivary amylase in the saliva; this would not happen if there was no saliva
Digestion does not begain until food enters the stomach?
That would be incorrect. Digestion begins in the mouth, when the saliva starts to break up carbohydrates and the teeth start grinding up the food. However, protein digestion does begin in the stomach.
Changes in blood osmotic pressure would most affect the secretion of?
ADH (Antidiuretic Hormone)
Would chemical digestion begin earlier on a potato or butter?
potato amalayze- an enzyme that is in saliva to break down starch into sugar- would break down the potato in your mouth!
Is saliva hypotonic to blood plasma?
Blood or Blood Plasma would be Isotonic to cell plasma.
What are carbohydrates eaten in?
The digestion of carbohydrates starts in your mouth when you chew and mix the food with your saliva. So I would say that the place where carbohydrates are eaten in is your mouth, or your digestive system.
Is teeth grinding food a mechanical digestion or a chemical digestion?
Mechanical, of course.. If you experience your saliva deteriorating your food any time soon, let me know. Actually, saliva is there to help break down carbohydrates. The teeth in the mouth also digest food mechanically. In other words, the mouth uses both chemical and mechanical digestion to break down food.
Why do you need to mix food with saliva?
Mixing food with saliva helps to break down carbohydrates in the food into simpler sugars, which can then be detected by taste buds. Saliva also contains enzymes that aid in digestion, making it easier for the body to absorb nutrients from the food we eat.
Why can't you get DNA from stomach contents?
You would think that it would after putting something in your mouth saliva attaches to it. But the digestion system breaks all the components down and the hydrocloric acid destroys the remaining DNA samples.
