Metabolism crossword

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Across
  1. 1. – a type of sugar that gives your body quick energy
  2. 3. – mixes food with acids and enzymes to break it down
  3. 5. – tiny building blocks that make up all living things
  4. 7. – a muscle that pumps blood
  5. 8. – what your body needs to move, grow, and stay alive
  6. 9. – carries oxygen, nutrients, and waste around the body
  7. 10. – organs that help us breathe
  8. 12. – absorbs nutrients from digested food
  9. 14. – where digestion begins; food is chewed and mixed with saliva.
  10. 15. – tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
  11. 17. – gas our body gets rid of when we breathe out
  12. 19. – how your body breaks down food into smaller parts it can use
  13. 21. – liquid in your mouth that helps break down food
  14. 22. – gas you breathe in that helps your cells release energy from food
Down
  1. 2. – ___________ system, moves blood around the body
  2. 4. – tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach
  3. 6. – __________ system - breaks down food so your body can use it
  4. 9. – two tubes that branch off from the trachea into each lung
  5. 11. – very small blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients pass to the cell
  6. 13. - large intestine absorbs
  7. 14. – the process your body uses to get energy from food
  8. 16. – makes bile to help digest fats
  9. 18. – muscle under the lungs that helps with breathing
  10. 20. – the tube that carries air to the lungs