Abu Sufiyan Khanabout 7 years ago
What is the function of saliva??
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about 7 years ago
Saliva helps in speech,taste,cleaning of teeth,removal of debris,food digestion etc
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about 7 years ago
Saliva, coats the oral mucosa, mechanically protecting it from trauma during eating, swallowing and speaking.
about 7 years ago
The digestive functions of saliva include moistening food and helping to create a food bolus. This lubricative function of saliva allows the food bolus to be passed easily from the mouth into the esophagus. Saliva contains the enzyme amylase, also called ptyalin, which is capable of breaking down starch into simpler sugars such as maltose.
about 7 years ago
Saliva is very important in the sense of taste. It is the liquid medium in which chemicals are carried to taste receptor cells (mostly associated with lingual papillae).
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