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Is saliva a mixture?
Yes, saliva is a mixture of water, enzymes, mucus, electrolytes, and antibacterial compounds. It helps with food digestion, maintaining oral health, and protecting against harmful bacteria.
What is a mixture of mucus water and enzymes?
It is most likely referring to saliva, which is a fluid secreted by the salivary glands in the mouth. Saliva is a mixture of water, mucus, and enzymes (such as amylase) that help in digestion and lubrication of food in the mouth.
What is the mixture of saliva and food called?
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What is the cephalic phase?
This phase is when the Brain prepares to absorb food, and the saliva production increases
What does sliva do?
If you mean SALIVA, it does quite a few things. First off, it is a slighty basic, so when you eat food, your saliva helps to somewhat neutralise the acids from the food you are eating. Secondly, it moistens the food you are eating, helping you to cew and swallow. Thirdly, it helps to keep your tastebuds stimulated. And fourthly, although not meant for this purpose, the exchange of saliva when kissing somebody can help improve your immune system.
What is the color of pH paper of saliva after meal?
The color of saliva after eating will depend on the acidity or basity of the food that has just been eaten. However, about 2 hours after the meal, the food will have been properly processed and digested and saliva will again return to its neutral state. This neutral state of saliva turns blue on pH paper.
Why are salaiva produced when we think about a delicious food?
The reason why saliva is produced when we think about a delicious food is due to a reflex in the brain that is activated before digestion begins. The salivary glands begin to produce saliva in anticipation of eating.
Creamy semifluid mixture of food and digestive juices?
Its called Chyme. Its a mixture of food, at some extent semi-digested under the influence of Pepsin and hydrochloric acid, and saliva from mouth.
How do you activate your spit glands?
You cannot voluntarily activate your spit glands. When you put food in your mouth, they automatically begin to produce saliva to aid in the digestion of food. Sometimes just thinking about eating food can allow them to produce saliva.
Is saliva a mixture or a pure substance?
It is a mixture of COMPOUNDS not a mixture of pure substances.
Why do you get hungry when you smell food?
Because when you smell food it sends a signal up to your brain and that alerts you that you are now hungry. For some people it is a mind set thing. When they smell food they automatically think they are hungry, or need food.
What is the role of saliva in tasting?
Saliva is a liquid which comes into your mouth from the salivary glands in each cheek. Its main purpose is not to taste something, but it does alter the taste of foods, particularly starches which are turned into sugars. When we chew our food the saliva is mixed in with it, and this makes the food mixture soft enough to be swallowed. Saliva acts as a lubricant.
