FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -These glands make saliva (spit) and empty it into the mouth through openings called ducts. Saliva makes food moist, which helps chewing and swallowing and the digestion of food. Saliva also keeps the mouth clean and healthy because it contains antibodies that kill germs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Food enters the digestive system through the mouth. Food is broken down into smaller pieces by chewing. The teeth cut and crush the food, while it’s mixed with saliva. This process helps to make it soft and easier to swallow.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chewing breaks down food particles and mixes them with saliva. Saliva contains the starch-digesting enzyme amylase and a slippery protein called mucin that helps to lubricate the food particles for easier swallowing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The glands responsible for the production of saliva include the parotid gland, the largest of the salivary glands, the submandibular glands, and the sublingual glands. The structure of the salivary glands consists of a series of ducts that eventually end in either a spherical or tubular secretory acini or end piece.