Chapter 9: Digestion

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Across
  1. 2. _____ help to speed up digestion.
  2. 4. Nutrient found in meat, fish and eggs.
  3. 7. Food is needed to keep us ______.
  4. 8. Food that we eat may contain large molecules that are ____.
  5. 9. Digested food must be small and ___.
  6. 10. Secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine during digestion
  7. 14. An example of a nutrients needed in our diet.
  8. 16. A condition in which the amount of glucose in the blood cannot be controlled.
  9. 17. Vitamins and mineral salts are needed in tiny amount to prevent ___ and keep us healthy.
  10. 19. A diet high in fat and sugar may result in ___.
  11. 20. A greenish-yellow liquid produced by the liver
  12. 21. ___ digestion: When we chew and cut food into smaller pieces.
Down
  1. 1. Tongue rolls the food and push it down into the ___.
  2. 3. _____ is broken down into simpler sugar in the mouth.
  3. 5. ____ contain enzymes that digest starch.
  4. 6. When food is digested, large, insoluble food molecules are broken down into smaller, soluble molecules which can enter the _______ and be carried to all parts of the body to be used.
  5. 11. Food contains ________, water and dietary fibre.
  6. 12. A lack of dietary fibre in our diet leads to ____.
  7. 13. ____ gives us energy and keep us warm. Can be found in milk & butter.
  8. 15. _____ acid helps to kill bacteria in food.
  9. 18. Food provide ourselves with ______ to carry out daily activities.