Explain why starch digestion by salivary amylase stops within the stomach cavity
A) Stomach acids inactivate the amylase.
B) Gastric amylase assumes the function of starch digestion.
C) Starch digestion is completed on reaching the stomach.
D) Salivary amylase is inactivated by the high temperature within the stomach.
Answer: A
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