Digestive System
Across
- 2. Undigested material in the large intestine that has been changed from a soupy liquid into a solid mass
- 5. An organ between the stomach and small intestine that produces enzymes for chemical digestion
- 6. Rhythmic muscle contractions that force food into the stomach
- 7. A type of nutrient, some times good, some times bad for us
- 8. Sugar molecules we need to live
- 10. Digestion Physical breaking down of large pieces of food into smaller pieces
- 13. The mechanical and chemical breakdown of foods
- 16. Leftover parts of food that can not be broken down, digested to absorbed are excreted as bowel movements
- 18. Prepares chewed food for swallowing by shaping it
- 20. Break down of food
- 21. cancer Uncontrolled growth of colon cells causing a tumor to form
- 24. A large, reddish organ that produces bile and stores nutrients
- 25. Decay Damage to a tooth's surface, or enamel
- 26. Liquid from the salivary glands; begins chemical digestion of carbohydrates
- 28. Glands Produce digestive juices, activate as you see and smell food
- 29. Intolerance Unable to fully digest the sugar in milk
- 31. Intestine Absorbs water, vitamins, and salts, and eliminate waste
- 32. Disease Inflammation of your digestive tract
- 33. Substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally
- 35. System- a group of organs that break down food for nutrients
- 36. Digestion Process by which large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules
- 37. Stomach growling
Down
- 1. A type of nutrient that comes mainly from meat
- 3. A small, baglike organ that stores bile
- 4. Ulcer A sore on the lining of your stomach, small intestine, or esophagus
- 9. Hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form
- 11. Small flap of tissue that covers the windpipe (trachea) when you swallow
- 12. chronic digestive disease characterized by inflammation of the inner lining of the colon
- 14. Muscle Your digestive system is made up of this type of muscle
- 15. Prevents food from entering the nasal passages
- 16. A long, straight tube that connects the mouth and throat to the stomach
- 17. A muscular, baglike organ of the digestive tract; attached to the lower end of the esophagus
- 19. Special substances that break down some nutrients into smaller particles that the body can use
- 22. Green liquid used in the digestion of fat
- 23. Another name for the large intestine
- 27. Fingerlike projections stick out of the walls of the intestines increase the surface area improving the body's ability to absorb nutrients
- 30. Intestine A muscular tube about 6 m long; the site of most chemical digestion
- 34. Process of chewing