Role of Digestive Enzymes
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The process of digestion converts the solid food into absorbable and assimilable forms. This is accomplished by mechanical and chemical processes. Digestion in the Buccal Cavity The smell, sight and taste as well as the mechanical stimulation of food in the mouth, triggers a reflex action which results in the secretion of saliva. The mechanical digestion starts in the mouth by grinding and chewing of food. It is called mastication. The saliva contain water, electrolytes (Na + ,
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The process of digestion converts the solid food into absorbable and assimilable forms. This is accomplished by mechanical and chemical processes. Digestion in the Buccal Cavity The smell, sight and taste as well as the mechanical stimulation of food in the mouth, triggers a reflex action which results in the secretion of saliva. The mechanical digestion starts in the mouth by grinding and chewing of food.
It is called mastication. The saliva contain water, electrolytes (Na + ,
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