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Where the process of digestion of food starts in human being?

Food is first put in our mouth, which is a cavity which contains teeth, tongue, and salivary glands. There with the help of teeth and tongue food is chewed. Then salivary gland secretes enzymes called amylase, which starts acting on the starch and converts them into maltose. Hence the digestion process starts.

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