When a person puts food in his mouth, then teeth cut it into small pieces, chew and grind it. The glands A in the mouth secrete a substance B which is mixed with the food by tongue. The substance B contains an enzyme C which starts the digestion of food in the mouth. The slightly digested food from the mouth goes down a tube D. The special type of movements E in the walls of tube D push the food into stomach for further digestion. The stomach wall secretes gastric juice containing three substance F, G and H. One of the functions of F is to kill bacteria which may enter the stomach with food. The substance G protects the inside layer of stomach from the damaging effect of substance F whereas substance H is an enzyme for digestion. The partially digested food then enters into small intestine for further digestion.(a) What is (i) gland A (ii) substance B, and (iii) enzyme C?(b) Name the tube D.(c) What is the movement E known as?(d) What are (i) F (ii) G, and (iii) H?


(a) (i) Gland A: salivary gland.
(ii) Substance B: saliva.
(iii) Enzyme C: salivary amylase.

(b) Tube D: oesophagus.

(c) The movement E is known as the peristaltic movement.

(d) (i) F: hydrochloric acid
(ii) G: mucus 
(iii) H: pepsin

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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