Salivary glands help in ____________ of food.

ingestion

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digestion

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Solution

The correct option is B digestion

Salivary glands produce saliva.

Saliva contains digestive enzymes that breakdown starch present in the food into simple sugars.

Therefore, salivary glands help in digestion of food.

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A gland not associated with the alimentary canal is
(a) pancreas (b) adrenal (c) liver (d) salivary glands

Write the answers:

(a) Name some organ systems in the human body.

(b) Name the organs of the digestive system.

(d) Name the juices which help to digest food in the small intestine.

(e) Which organs help in the function of respiration?

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Glands		Function
(a)	Salivary gland	1.	Making food acidic
(b)	Gall bladder	2.	Digestion of carbohydrates
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(d)	Stomach	4.	Regulation of sugar level.

___ cavity consists of a movable tongue and salivary glands.

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