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The oral cavity begins limited digestion of carbohydrates and lipids.
The tongue secretes mucins and the enzyme lingual lipase. The parotid salivary glands produce a serous secretion containing large amounts of salivary amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starches (complex carbohydrates).
Cells of the submandibular glands secrete a mixture of buffers, glycoproteins called mucins, and salivary amylase.

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