[DOC] [TLE] Saliva - Wikipedia [PAR] Saliva is a watery substance formed in the mouths of animals, secreted by the 
salivary glands. ... These enzymes also play a role in breaking down food 
particles entrapped within ... It is a fluid containing: ... also called ptyalin, which is 
capable of breaking down starch into simpler sugars .... Body fluids  Excretion  
Saliva. [DOC] [TLE] Amylase - Wikipedia [PAR] An amylase is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. 
Amylase is present in the saliva of humans and some other mammals, where it 
begins the chemical process of digestion. Foods that contain large amounts of 
starch but little sugar, such as rice and ... During the ripening of fruit, -amylase 
breaks starch into maltose, resulting in... [DOC] [TLE] Five Organs That Secrete Digestive Juices | LIVESTRONG.COM [PAR] May 18, 2015 ... ... down food into smaller pieces that can be absorbed into the body. ... Amylase, 
also called ptyalin, is an enzyme in saliva that breaks down carbohydrates. ... 
enzyme called pepsin to aid the digestion of protein-rich foods like... [DOC] [TLE] Lab #12: Digestive Physiology [PAR] importance of the stable core body temperatures of humans ... digestive enzymes 
to break down food at near maximal ... the next. Chemical Digestion of 
Carbohydrates. ... amylase (or ptyalin). ... mixture of fluids called gastric juice in 
response. [DOC] [TLE] Basic Nutrition (Nutrition and Diet Therapy) (Nursing) Part 2 [PAR] Enzymes and Digestion Thousands of chemical reactions occur daily in the body. 
... amylase or ptyalin, enzymes present in saliva, begins breaking down starch ... 
Fiber in the diet is acted on by digestive enzymes, but passes out of the body 
virtually undigested. ... Helps build blood and forms antibodies to fight infections. [DOC] [TLE] Where is food digested? - EDinformatics Home Page [PAR] Digestion is the process by which food and drink are broken down into their 
smallest ... its movement through the digestive tract, and the chemical breakdown 
of the large ... These waves of narrowing push the food and fluid in front of them 
through ... contains an enzyme called ptyalin that begins to digest the starch from 
food... [DOC] [TLE] Medical Physiology/Gastrointestinal Physiology/Secretions ... [PAR] About 9 liters of fluid pass through the GI system each day, and only about 2 ... 42 
liters of fluid, so the secretions represent about a sixth of the body's volume. .... 
contains the enzyme Ptyalin, an amylase for breaking down carbohydrates as... [DOC] [TLE] Digestive Enzymes - Biology Online [PAR] Oct 25, 2008 ... Saliva contains an enzyme called salivary amylase (ptyalin). ... Note: not all 
amylum (starch) is digested to maltose in the mouth; some ... Bile juice contains 
bile salt that helps to emusify fats, that is they break them down into small ... the 
anal canal and they are then eliminated out of the body via the anus. [DOC] [TLE] Amylase - Exploring digestion and evolution through a molecular ... [PAR] Amylase in our saliva breaks starch down into sugar. ... Before the lesson: 
Enzyme, digestion, carbohydrate, sugar, protein, amino acid, evolution, acid ... as 
the digestion of starchy foods and the specific molecular actor that carries it out, 
in this... [DOC] [TLE] Digestion is the process by which __Food is broken down into ... [PAR] Ptyalin- an enzymes that breaks down starches into sugars. ... Once the food is 
broken down into smaller pieces the tongue helps push the food toward ... mouth 
- the first part of the digestive system, where food enters the body. ... This fluid 
enzyme helps to soften up the food, the first chemical action along the digestive 
trail. [DOC] [TLE] Digestive Enzyme Production - Red Poop [PAR] Digestion enzymes help break down nutrients we get from food into smaller ... 
cavity secrete Ptyalin, which is a digestive enzyme that helps digest starch into 
smaller sugars. ... fluid levels in the cells; Salivary Amylase (ptyalin) - breaks 
down starch into sugar ... The pancreas is actually the main digestive gland in our 
body. [DOC] [TLE] Medical Physiology/Gastrointestinal

Question: Ptyalin is an enzyme in this body fluid that helps break down starches
Answer: Saliva