NUTRITION
THE HUMAN BODY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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teeth in the mouth
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saliva in the mouth
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enzymes in the stomach
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enzymes in the small intestine
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mouth. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chemical digestion begins in your mouth with your saliva. The process continues in your stomach and is completed in your small intestine. The majority of chemical digestion takes place in your small intestine.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are first digested in the mouth. The process of digestion in humans starts from the mouth. The saliva secreted by the salivary glands contains the enzyme ptyalin, which acts upon some polysaccharides and breakdown into disaccharides like maltose.