TONGUE MIXED SALIVARY GLAND
SALIVARY GLAND
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Lysozyme
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Phosphate
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Bicarbonate
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Trypsin
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rennin, trypsin and pepsin acts on proteins and absent in saliva. Thus, option B is correct.
Detailed explanation-2: -Option:C – Glucose is not present in saliva instead saliva contains amylase enzyme which breaks the starch in the food we eat to simpler fragments in the oral cavity initializing the process of digestion. Thus, this option is correct as glucose is not the constituent of saliva.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: From the listed items, the only one that is not a component of saliva is (e) protease.
Detailed explanation-4: -They secrete saliva in the oral cavity which contains some enzymes like amylase, lysozyme, and lingual lipase. Amylase works on carbohydrates like starch and converts them into maltose.
Detailed explanation-5: -It is composed of water, mucus, proteins, mineral salts, and amylase. As saliva circulates in the mouth cavity it picks up food debris, bacterial cells, and white blood cells.