Nutrition in Humans

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Across
  1. 2. The removal of undigested matter from the body.
  2. 5. The fatty acids and glycerol (from the digestion of fats in the small intestine) diffuse into the epithelium and they will combine to form small fat globules which enter the lymphatic capillaries or ___________.
  3. 7. The presence of numerous folds, villi and microvilli helps the small intestine in this process.
  4. 8. Bile contains bile salts that ___________ fats, breaking up large fat droplets into smaller fat droplets.
  5. 9. Hydrochloric acid in the stomach changes inactive form of the enzyme pepsinogen to active _________.
  6. 10. This enzyme helps to breakdown starch into maltose.
  7. 11. ____________ digestion increases the surface area for enzyme action.
Down
  1. 1. Excess amino acids cannot be stored and have to undergo this process.
  2. 3. Excess glucose can be converted to __________ and stored in the muscle and liver cells.
  3. 4. Lipase breaks down fats into fatty acids and __________.
  4. 6. __________ is secreted by the pancreas to digest proteins to polypeptides in the small intestine.