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