Digestive System
Across
- 1. Food becomes this in the stomach
- 3. Reabsorb water from food
- 4. A monomer of nucleic acids
- 5. Prevent back flow of digestive materials
- 7. Chemical reaction to form a polymer
- 8. Protects the stomach from acids
- 9. An example of secondary protein structure
- 11. Building blocks of proteins
- 14. An enzyme that breaks down fats
- 15. A digestive hormone that regulates glucose level
- 16. The last segment of the small intestine
- 18. Describes how food moves through the esophagus
- 20. Precursor of trypsin
- 22. Food forms into this structure in the mouth
- 23. Structure that releases insulin
- 24. Chemical reaction that breaks down polymers
Down
- 2. Food sources that provide energy for lives
- 6. Transports food from the mouth to stomach
- 10. An active enzyme for starch digestion
- 11. Movement from the digestive tract to the internal environment
- 12. Connects three fatty acids in a triglyceride
- 13. An example of a disaccharide
- 17. The first segment of the small intestine
- 19. Front teeth
- 21. An example of a monosaccharide