mouth Flashcards
1
Q
how does the mouth carry out physical digestion?
A
it chews food by the teeth and physcially breaks up the food into smaller pieces
2
Q
how does the mouth carry out chemical digestion
A
salivary amylase helps to catalyse the hydrolysis of starch into maltose
3
Q
what is the optimal conditions for salivary amylase to be at
A
the optimal ph is around 7.0, and the optimal temperature is around 37 degrees celcius
