Knowledge Acquisition Activity

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Across
  1. 3. / Contractions of smooth muscles that provide the force that moves food through the esophagus toward the stomach.
  2. 4. / The act of blocking the action of.
  3. 6. / The process of absorbing or assimilating substances into cells or across the tissues and organs through diffusion or osmosis.
  4. 9. System / Heart, blood vessels, blood are part of this system.
  5. 12. / The removal of undigested food and waste products accumulated during digestion.
  6. 16. / Is an enzyme that act on starch.
  7. 18. intestine / Digestive organ in which most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes place.
  8. 19. System / Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach are part of this system.
  9. 20. / Tube connecting to the mouth to the stomach.
  10. 22. / Any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival.
  11. 23. / Group od different types of tissues that work together to perform a single function or several related functions.
  12. 24. System / White blood cells, thymus, spleen are part of this system.
  13. 25. / The process of putting food into your mouth.
  14. 27. Inhibition / The process in which a stimulus produces a response that opposes the original stimulus.
  15. 28. / Helps to moisten the food and make it easier to chew.
Down
  1. 1. / Basic unit of structure and function in living things.
  2. 2. System / Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea are part of this system.
  3. 5. Tissue / Movements of the body are possible because this tissue.
  4. 7. Systems / Group of organs that perform closely related functions.
  5. 8. / Enzyme that breaks down proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments.
  6. 10. System / Skin, hair, nails, sweat, and oils glands are part of this system.
  7. 11. / Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food.
  8. 13. System / Brain, spinal cord, and nerves are part of this system.
  9. 14. / Group of cells that perform a single function.
  10. 15. / Mixtures of enzymes and partially-digested food.
  11. 17. Tissue / Tissue that lines the interior and exterior body surfaces.
  12. 19. / Refers to the breakdown of food into smaller components that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.
  13. 21. Tissue / Tissue that provides support for the body and connects its parts.
  14. 26. System / Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons are part of this system.