Digestive system
Across
- 2. Enzyme that aids in breaking down food
- 3. Process where nutrients move into the bloodstream
- 4. Amount of energy needed to maintain automatic processes
- 6. The combination with oxygen to make energy and heat
- 11. The storage form of glucose
- 12. Ball formed by tongue before swallowing
- 13. The use pf nutrients to provide energy
- 15. Thick liquid of broken down food
- 16. Process of mechanically and chemically breaking down food
- 17. Special protein that helps a chemical reaction take place
- 18. The body's energy storage
- 19. Part of the digestive system that turns nutrients into forms that the body can use
- 20. Fingerlike projections that increase the surface area of the intestine to help absorbtion
Down
- 1. Narrow winding tube that connects the stomach with the large intestine
- 5. Watery liquid secreted into the mouth by glands, providing lubrication for chewing and swallowing, and aiding digestion.
- 7. Rhythmic movements of muscles
- 8. The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree celcius
- 9. The state of carbohydrates after they are fully broken down
- 10. List of juices that aid in digestion
- 12. Basal metabolic rate
- 14. Part of the digestive system that connects the mouth to the stomach