Digestive System

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Across
  1. 6. I am a function of saliva
  2. 7. The salivary gland at angle of jaw
  3. 8. enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates in stomach
  4. 10. food and gastric juices in stomach
  5. 11. food tube
  6. 12. enzyme that breaks down proteins in stomach
  7. 13. salivary gland under the ear
  8. 15. process of changing complex food to simple form
  9. 17. The salivary gland under the tongue
  10. 18. fingerlike projections in small intestine
  11. 19. wavelike contractions that help move food
Down
  1. 1. I chemically break down food in mouth and stomach
  2. 2. rate at which body cells use food
  3. 3. valve I let food out of stomach & into intestines
  4. 4. I contain the gastric glands
  5. 5. I build, repair, and maintain body tissues
  6. 8. A section of the digestive system
  7. 9. enzyme that breaks down fats in stomach
  8. 13. What process of digestion is chewing pizza?
  9. 14. food and saliva before it hits esophagus
  10. 16. absorption takes place here