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Saliva
* Most saliva breaks down food particles
  - builds up in mouths
* Most saliva contains amylases
  - carbohydrate digestive enzymes
  - clot substances
  - compounds
  - enzyme amylases
  - salivary amylases
* Most saliva has functions
  - properties
  - helps starches
  - is part of mouths
* Most saliva is produced by glands
  - salivary glands
  - secreted by glands
* Some saliva becomes blood
  - builds up in throats
  - carries diseases
  - causes tooth decay
  - comes into tissue
* Some saliva contains essential vitamins
  - levels
  - poison
  - proteins
  - salt
  - toxins
  - has chemicals
  - helps blood
  - prevents tooth decay
  - produces histamine
* activates the kavalactones.
* acts as a buffer, regulating the pH when acidic drinks are ingested.
* begins digesting food in the mouth , and moistens food to make swallowing easier.
* breaks down carbohydrates
* causes effects
  - immune reaction
* collects in mouths
* comes from three pairs of salivary glands, plus many smaller glands.
* consists of two fluids, 'mucous' and 'serous'.
* contains amylase that begins the breakdown of starch as food is chewed
  - amylase, an enzyme that begins the digestion of starches
  - antibodies and myriad molecules that nurture, preserve, and defend the oral tissues
  - bacteria
  - buffers which neutralize acids produced in the rumen during digestion of feeds
  - cellular material
  - enzymes that aggressively break down food in the mouth
* contains enzymes that begin the digestion process by moistening the food
  - to fight bacteria
  - which start to break down proteins in the digestion process
* contains mucus, a very effective lubricant, and coats the food to facilitate swallowing
  - antibodies, and enzymes
  - potent digestive enzymes which begin the digestive process
  - secretory IgA and lactoferrin, which check bacterial growth
  - significant amounts of immunoglobulins
  - sodium and some minerals
  - substances that help to maintain the mineralization of enamel
  - the highest concentrations
  - two enzymes that initiate fat and carbohydrate digestion
  - water, amino acids, proteins, sugars, organic acids, salts, etc
* enables it to adhere to teeth rapidly.
* exerts two effects.
* flows into wounds via the channel formed from the union of the lower pair of incisors
  - through one tube into the bite
  - heal properties
* helps clear away residues.
* helps control the growth of bacteria and washes away sticky foods that help form plaque
  - germs that cause tooth decay and other oral infections
  - dissolve smelly sulfur particles and washes away bacteria and food particles
  - rinse away bacteria, but while sleeping, saliva production shuts down
* helps to moisten food and begins the digestion of carbohydrates
  - neutralizes the decay causing acids
  - prevent cavities by digesting the sugars and by washing the teeth
* helps with cleaning and protecting teeth from decay
* impedes the accumulation of plaque on and between teeth.
* is capable of thin ice
  - embryology
  - liquids
* is located in mouths
  - near mouths
* lubricates the food much like in a human so that it can pass to the esophagus
  - mouthparts and causes some external digestion to occur
* mixes with food.
* moistens the food while the teeth chew it up and make it easier to swallow
  - food, lubricates the esophagus, and initiates the digestion of starch
* plays many functions in the oral cavity.
* serves purposes.
* spoils food faster than normal because of the digestive juices.
* starts the process of dissolving food
  - to break down the food
* stimulates immune responses
* tends to act as a buffer against tooth decay.
* triggers the start of the chemical breakdown.
* washes away bacteria and dissolves the foul smelling sulfur compounds
  - sticky foods that help form plaque and strengthens teeth with minerals
  - sugars and other substances that promote cavities
* wets the food and helps in swallowing.
+ Salivary gland, Salivary secretions and structure: Mouth :: Exocrine system :: Glands
  * Saliva' is the watery substance made in the mouths of humans and some animals. Saliva begins digesting food in the mouth, and moistens food to make swallowing easier.