Digestive Process
Across
- 4. when molecules combine with oxygen
- 6. a storage form of glucose
- 9. part of the digestive tract that connects mouth and stomach
- 13. organ where pancreatic juices are made
- 16. helps the body digest and absorb fats
- 17. gland where saliva is made
- 18. figure like projections on the inner wall of the small intestine
- 19. stores bile
Down
- 1. removes K, Na, and H2O from waste
- 2. place where food and water enters your body
- 3. forms food and saliva into the bolus
- 5. helps break down food
- 6. the body's basic fuel
- 7. decides where to send nutrients through the circulatory system
- 8. when muscles in your esophagus contract and relax to move the bolus into the stomach
- 10. helps you taste food
- 11. metabolism the energy you need to maintain automatic processes
- 12. a ball of food and saliva formed by your tongue
- 14. a thick liquid made up of food in your stomach
- 15. intestine makes intestinal juices that help break down food