Digestive system

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Across
  1. 3. Cells secreting hydrochloric acid in the stomach
  2. 5. Nutrient deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin C
  3. 6. Enzyme that digests fats
  4. 8. Digestive state occurring after food absorption
  5. 11. Breakdown of large molecules using water
  6. 14. Digestive tract nervous network functioning semi-autonomously
  7. 17. Main site of nutrient absorption
  8. 20. Essential nutrient class acting as coenzymes
  9. 21. Hormone that promotes glucose uptake
  10. 22. Hormone produced by the stomach that stimulates hunger
  11. 24. Storage organ for bile
  12. 27. Storage form of carbohydrates in animals
  13. 28. Tiny projections on epithelial cells increasing absorption area
  14. 30. Hormone stimulating bicarbonate secretion from pancreas
  15. 31. Process of forming glucose from non-carbohydrate molecules
Down
  1. 1. Inactive enzyme precursor
  2. 2. Community of microorganisms in the gut
  3. 4. Tube carrying food from pharynx to stomach
  4. 7. Structure that prevents food entering the trachea
  5. 9. Wave-like muscle contractions moving food through the gut
  6. 10. Breakdown product of hemoglobin found in bile
  7. 12. Condition caused by inability to digest lactose
  8. 13. Digestive enzyme breaking down proteins in the stomach
  9. 15. Product formed when fats are emulsified by bile
  10. 16. Hormone released by fat cells that suppresses appetite
  11. 18. Finger-like projections in the intestine that increase surface area
  12. 19. Enzyme converting starch into smaller carbohydrates
  13. 23. Hormone that raises blood glucose levels
  14. 25. Hormone stimulating bile release from gallbladder
  15. 26. Opening between stomach and small intestine controlled by a ______ sphincter
  16. 29. Organ that produces bile