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Will an enzyme produce by your salivary glands in your mouth work well in your stomach?
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∙ 14y ago
No. Because enymes work specifically therefore the enymes produced by your mouth won't work in your stomach.
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What is produced by the parotid glands?
Salivary glands produce the enzyme ptylin. This enzyme breaks down the carbohydrates to smaller parts. There action last for some time in stomach also.
what is the purpose of the digestive glands?
Salivary glands produce a clear liquid which moistens food as it is being chewed. Without moisture the food is like chewing sand. The glands also produce an enzyme. Most people, but not all, produce an enzyme called salivary amylase which begins to break down starches/complex carbohydrates before they enter the stomach. A test to see if you have this enzyme is to hold a piece of bread or rice cake..in your mouth and see if you sense a sweeter taste. If you have salivary amylase, the starch will become sugar in your mouth.
What substance do parotid gland produce?
Salivary glands produce the enzyme ptylin. This enzyme breaks down the carbohydrates to smaller parts. There action last for some time in stomach also.
Do salivary glands produce an enzyme called amylase?
Yes they do. It's used to digest carbohydrates.
What enzyme does saliva produce?
The enzyme amylase (for breaking down starch) is produced by the salivary glands along with water and mucus
What salivary glands release?
Salivary gland releases an enzyme called ptylin
What organ produces salivary amylase?
The small intestine and the salivary glands are the organs of the digestive system that produces the enzyme amylase.
What makes enzymes in the digestive system?
first salivary glands in the mouth which produce an enzyme which help in digesting carbohydrates. second gastric gland in stomach produce an enzyme called pepsin which help in digesting protein third in the pancreas which produce the three types of enzymes that digest all types of food .
Which organ produces amylase?
I think it is the Stomach, Salivary Glands, Pancreas, Small Intestine :)
What body part produces saliva?
The salivary glands in the mouth produce saliva.
Salivary glands are?
Salivary Glands secrete saliva. They have digestive functions: plus their product binds food together,and begins digestion of carbohydrates. They also produce a mild antibiotic. They make the enzyme salivary amylase which breaks polysaccharides into disaccharides and starch into disaccharides.
What do you call glands that produce saliva?
Salivary glands
