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GK QUESTION#3813

In humans, the digestion of carbohydrates like starch, begins in which of the following parts?

  1. ARectum
  2. BSmall Intestine
  3. COesophagus
  4. DBuccal cavityCorrect answer
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D. Buccal cavity

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Starch digestion begins in the buccal cavity, where salivary amylase starts hydrolysing starch. Further carbohydrate digestion continues in the small intestine.

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