If the saliva is lacking in salivary amylase, then which of the following processes taking place in the buccal cavity will be affected?
(a) proteins breaking down into amino acids
(b) starch breaking down into sugars
(c) fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol
(d) intestinal layer breaking down leading to ulcers

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(b) starch breaking down into sugars
Salivary amylase digests carbohydrates. Starch is a carbohydrate, which is digested and broken down into sugars by the salivary amylase in the buccal cavity.

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If the saliva is lacking in salivary amylase, then which of the following processes taking place in the buccal cavity will be affected ?.
(a) proteins breaking down into amino acids
(b) starch breaking down into sugars
(c) fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol
(d) intestinal layer breaking down leading to ulcers

Question 5
If salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva, which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be affected?

(a) Proteins breaking down into amino acids
(b) Starch breaking down into sugars
(c) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol
(d) Absorption of vitamins

Salivary amylase breaks down starch into

Q. Question 9
The enzymes present in the saliva convert

(a) Fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
(b) Starch into simple sugars.
(c) Proteins into amino acids.
(d) Complex sugars into simple sugars.

Saliva breaks down starch into simple sugars.

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(b) starch breaking down into sugars Salivary amylase digests carbohydrates. Starch is a carbohydrate, which is digested and broken down into sugars by the salivary amylase in the buccal cavity.

(b) starch breaking down into sugars
Salivary amylase digests carbohydrates. Starch is a carbohydrate, which is digested and broken down into sugars by the salivary amylase in the buccal cavity.