GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -It has a cleansing action on the teeth. It moistens and lubricates food during mastication and swallowing. It dissolves certain molecules so that food can be tasted. It begins the chemical digestion of starches through the action of amylase, which breaks down polysaccharides into disaccharides.

Detailed explanation-2: -You have three major pairs of salivary glands, including your: Sublingual glands: These are below either side of your tongue, under the floor of your mouth. Submandibular glands: Located below your jaw, your submandibular salivary glands consist of two parts: the superficial lobe and the deep lobe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saliva moistens and lubricates the food, with the aid of a slippery substance called mucin, making swallowing easier as well as dissolving some of the food and allowing it to be tasted. The presence of a digestive enzyme, known as amylase, in saliva allows chemical digestion of starches to begin.

Detailed explanation-4: -The digestive process starts in your mouth when you chew. Your salivary glands make saliva, a digestive juice, which moistens food so it moves more easily through your esophagus into your stomach. Saliva also has an enzyme that begins to break down starches in your food.