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Does saliva have carbon dioxide?
human saliva contains 99% water . 1% contains electrolytes, mucus, anti bacterial compounds and some enzymes..
Which fluid in the human body lacks digestive enzymes an where?
Bile is 85% water, 10% bile salts , 3% mucus and pigments, 1% fats, and 0.7% inorganic salts , thats mean bile is secretion which lack enzyme.
Is water a compound or a mixture give reasons for the answer water is a mixture not a compound as a the it is not specific that it is a slat water or a distilled water as a water is a mixture?
Water is a compound - H2O.
When the solvent is water the mixture is?
When water is the solvent, the mixture is a solution.
Name the two enzymes that take part in digestion of proteins in your body?
amylase, cellulase, lactase, maltase, protease and sucrase
Mixture of partially digested food enzymes and mucus?
A bolus
Does saliva have chemicals?
Saliva contain water mucus, glycoproteins, electrolytes, blood cells, enzymes, etc.
What substance is in saliva?
Salts, enzymes (lysozyme), water, possibly some mucus, maybe more stuff
What is saliva and what does it do?
Human saliva is 98% water, which carries electrolytes, mucus, antibacterial compounds and various enzymes. Enzymes begin the digestion process, breaking down some starch and fat.
Give a reason why a piece of food is dissolved by digestive enzymes more rapidly if it is chewed first?
because the mouth has saliva glandand mix up with water, mucus and the enzymes amylase
What substance helps suspend fat in a watery digestive mixture making fat more available to digestive enzymes It's either A. Bicarbonate B. Mucus C. Bile D. Pancreatic juices?
c. bile Bicarbonate is used to neutralize HCl Mucus is used as a protective layer of the mucosa of the digestive system pancreatic juices contain the enzymes that would digest the fat; it contains other enzymes as well.
What does saliva consist of?
98% water, while the other 2% consists of other compounds such as electrolytes, mucus, antibacterial compounds, and various enzymes.
Why does a mixture of enzymes and starch kept in a water bath?
to see how long it takes for the enzyme to dissolve the starch
Does saliva have carbon dioxide?
human saliva contains 99% water . 1% contains electrolytes, mucus, anti bacterial compounds and some enzymes..
How clams get food?
Water and food particles are drawn in through one siphon to the gills where tiny, hair-like cilia move the water, and the food is caught in mucus on the gills. From there, the food-mucus mixture is transported along a groove to the palps which push it into the clam's mouth.
Why is mucous important for smell?
The enzymes in nasal mucus change the way humans perceive smells. Without the enzymes, the smells cannot be identified by our brains.
What is defenses does the digestive system have against pathogen?
saliva,enzymes,hydrochloric acid solution, and mucus.
