Across
- 3. a fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate which hangs above the throat.
- 7. the bony front part of the palate
- 8. an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body
- 10. a small rounded protuberance on a part or organ of the body.
- 15. a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion
- 16. a large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates
- 19. the chief digestive enzyme in the stomach, which breaks down proteins into polypeptides.
- 20. a large gland behind the stomach which secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum
- 22. a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal's mouth.
Down
- 1. the third portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the cecum.
- 2. The moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities
- 4. a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver.
- 5. the small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver
- 6. A pouch that forms the first part of the large intestine
- 9. a digestive enzyme that breaks down proteins in the small intestine
- 11. a hormone which stimulates secretion of gastric juice
- 12. a small growth, usually benign and with a stalk, protruding from a mucous membrane.
- 13. middle part of the small intestine
- 14. the fleshy, flexible part toward the back of the roof of the mouth.
- 17. a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals.
- 18. hard dense bony tissue forming the bulk of a tooth
- 21. a tooth with a single cusp or point