Digestive system

3. - thick liquid created by the churning of food in the stomach
4. - a muscular pouch that breaks down food chemically and mechanically to produce chyme
6. - the part of the digestive system that connects the mouth and the stomach
9. - rhythmic movements of muscles - contracting and relaxing to force food into the stomach
11. - produces bile and glucose, and processes proteins and carbohydrates
12. - produced in liver and stored in gallbladder helps the body digest and absorb fats.
13. - absorbs remaining nutrients and water then moves unusable waste to end of digestive tract to be passed out of the body

1. - the broken down building blocks of protein
2. - produces enzymes that break down fats and proteins in the small intestine
5. - carbohydrates broken down into simple sugars that can be used for energy
7. - absorbs nutrients from broken down foods which move into the bloodstream and lymphatic system
8. - the use of nutrients to produce energy for the body
10. - indigestible carbohydrate found in foods that moves waste products through the digestive tract