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What glands secrete saliva to moisten food and begin digestion?

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The salivary glands.
Saliva helps soften food as it is chewed with the help of mucus secreted by the membrane of the mouth
the saliva amylase-the digestive enzyme on saliva- converts starch into sugar initiating the process of digestion

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