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What enzyme is produced by the pancreas and the salivary glands?

Amylase is the enzyme made in the salivary glands and the pancreas. Its function is to break down complex carbohydrates, sometimes called starches.. In the mouth they are called salivary amylase and in the small intestine they are called pancreatic amylase. This enzyme is also known as ptyalin.


Where is pancreatic amylase made?

Pancreatic amylase is produced in the pancreas, specifically in the acinar cells. It is then released into the small intestine where it helps to break down carbohydrates into simple sugars for absorption.


What is the main function of salivary glands?

The main function of the salivary glands are to moisten the food in your mouth so you can swallow easier and it is all mushy.


What organ secretes pancreatic amylase?

it is the salivary gland


What is the difference between salivary amylase and pancreatic pytlin?

Salivary amylase is an enzyme produced in the salivary glands that helps break down carbohydrates in the mouth, while pancreatic ptyalin is an older term for salivary amylase and is no longer used in modern scientific literature. Both refer to the same enzyme.


Which glands help digest starch?

Glands aren't responsible directly for the breaking down of starch. The enzyme that is responsible for the digestion of starch is amylase. This enzyme is produced by the salivary glands in our mouth - salivary amylase. It's also made by the pancreas - pancreatic amylase.


What is an example of merocrine glands?

Salivary glands and pancreatic glands are examples of merocrine glands.


What is the function of the salivary glands grasshopper?

Breaks down food and nutrients.


The digestive enzyme amylase is normally secreted into which two regions of the digestive tract?

The digestive enzyme-amylase is secreted in two regions of the digestive tract.i.e.(1) salivary amylase by salivary glands in the buccal cavity.(2) pancreatic amylase by pancreas in the duodenum.


What is the function of salivary gland in cockroach?

The salivary glands in cockroaches breaks up some of the fod in the cockroach's mouth using amylase. :)


What is produces amylase?

Both the salivary glands in the head and the pancreas in the abdomen. The salivary glands produce salivary amylase that is released into te mouth where it acts on the carbohydrate. The pancreases produces pancreatic amylase which is released into the duodenum of the small intestine.


Where in your mouth are your salivary glands located?

Your salivary glands are located in and around your mouth. The major salivary glands are the parotid glands, submandibular glands, and sublingual glands, which produce saliva to help with digestion and protection of the mouth.