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What are intrinsic salivary glands?
Intrinsic salivary glands, located throughout the mouth, keep the mouth moist, while Extrinsic salivary glands secrete serous, enzyme-rich saliva in response to ingested food and the thought of food.
How many Salivary Glands are there?
There are 3 pairs of major salivary glands: - Parotid, the largest, is at the back of the jaw by the ear - Sublingual, under the tongue - Submandibular (also called submaxillary) in the lower jaw. There are also many minor salivary glands. These are tiny glands in the lips and in the linings of the mouth and throat. Salivary glands produce saliva which keeps the mouth moist and starts the digestion of food. It also protects against tooth decay.
Salivary glands function?
The salivary glands secrete water, mucus and salivary amylase.
What produces a product containing amylase that begins starch breakdown in the mouth?
No, amylase begins the conversion of starch into the disaccharide maltose although this conversion is incomplete because food is in the mouth for a relatively short period of time. protein digestion begins in the stomach.
Which body part starting with you breaks up the food you eat?
your food begins to break down in your oral cavity....meaning your teeth as you begin to chew and then the food is broken down by amylase that is contained in your salivary glands.....
What is slaiva?
it is a watery liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands it helps with breakdown of food when it starts the process of digestion
Where does digestion occur in grasshoppers?
The digestion of a grasshopper starts at the mouth when food is consumed. The salivary glands partially digests the food and passes it to the gizzard for food grinding.
What digestive juice is made by glands in the mouth?
Salivary amylase, which starts the breakdown of carbohydrates Saliva, in your mouth helps with the grinding and digestion of carbohydrate food.
What glands produce a liquid that moistens food to help with swallowing?
salivary glands
What type of food do the salivary glands act on?
chued food
What are the working conditions for the chefs?
well its complicated it starts here number 1 you make the food number 2 you serve the food number 3 you get paid
What role do salivary glands play in digesting the food that you eat?
The Salivary Glands make saliva which moistens the food and helps the food to move through the Esophagus easily.
What are intrinsic salivary glands?
Intrinsic salivary glands, located throughout the mouth, keep the mouth moist, while Extrinsic salivary glands secrete serous, enzyme-rich saliva in response to ingested food and the thought of food.
How do the salivary glands tie in with the digestive system?
When you pop food into your mouth, the saliva glands moisten up the food when you are chewing it to help out the stomach in the digestive process.
How does a fish mucous glands protect it?
by getting food
What acid produced by glands to dissolved food?
Hydrochloric.
How the digestive system starts?
In humans, digestion begins in the mouth where food is chewed and and swallowed with the assistance of the salivary glands.
