Metabolic Reactions

3. the chemical reactions our body uses to digest and absorb food molecules
4. the organ within the digestive system most responsible for breaking down food
8. the large molecular form (polymer) of sugar and starch
9. the primary source of energy in the human body, commonly called blood sugar
10. the process of food molecules entering the blood stresm
13. the process of chemically breaking down food
14. the building blocks of fat molecules, usually in bundles of 3 called triglycerides

1. the body system responsible for reducing food molecules to a smaller size
2. a medical procedure that involves guiding a camera through the digestive system
5. the body system responsible for motion and physical control, mostly made of proteins
6. the organ within the digestive system most responsible for absorbing food molecules into the blood
7. a large molecule used by the body to build membranes and store energy for a long period of time
10. the basic building blocks of proteins, there are 20 different kinds
11. the body system that acts as a rigid structural frame, mostly made of calcium
12. an important nutrient in many body structures, very common in muscles