HUMAN NUTRITION

2. Disease due to severe lack of vitamin D
4. Digested food is absorbed into the blood via the lining of this organ
8. Produces bile
9. A protease enzyme produced in the pancreas. It breaks down proteins in the duodenum
11. Breaking down of large fats into smaller droplets
14. Contractions of the walls of the oesophagus to force food downwards
15. Enzymes that digest lipids into fatty acids and glyserols
17. Physical digestion of food in the mouth to increase surface area for enzyme action

1. Needed for strong teeth and bones
3. Physical digestion of food in the stomach
5. An associated organ that secretes enzymes into the duodenum
6. Enzyme present in saliva that digests starch into maltose
7. Enzyme that digests maltose into glucose in the small intestines
10. Group of enzymes that break down proteins into amino acids
12. A protease enzyme produced in the stomach to break down proteins
13. Juice present in the duodenum to neutralise the hydrochloric acid which comes from the stomach
16. Chisel-shaped tooth for biting and cutting