ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -SOLVED: A water liquid called makes the food wet and soft and it has a chemical that helps digest the food.

Detailed explanation-2: -A watery liquid called saliva makes the food wet and soft, and it has a chemical that helps digest the food. As you swallow the food goes down a tube called the esophagus. This tube goes into your stomach.

Detailed explanation-3: -It does this with the help of enzymes (say: EN-zimes), special chemicals found in the saliva. The combination of chewing food and coating it with saliva makes the tongue’s job a bit easier-it can push wet, chewed food toward the throat more easily.

Detailed explanation-4: -Saliva contains special enzymes that help digest the starches in your food. An enzyme called amylase breaks down starches (complex carbohydrates) into sugars, which your body can more easily absorb. Saliva also contains an enzyme called lingual lipase, which breaks down fats.

Detailed explanation-5: -Saliva also plays an important role in digestion, thanks to an enzyme called amylase. Digestion begins in the mouth, when amylase breaks down starch, maltose and dextrose into smaller molecules. It also helps you to swallow food, by making it wet and soft, so it can slide down your throat more easily.