Across
- 2. known as the gizzard
- 6. water reabsorption occurs
- 8. how many parts to the digestive system
- 10. number of stomach compartment
- 12. 1st stomach compartment
- 14. uses muscle to grind and digest food
- 15. large and small intestines join
Down
- 1. absorbs nutrients from food
- 3. waste accumulates before being dumped
- 4. directs food down digestive tract
- 5. to assist in breaking down food
- 7. avians have no
- 9. in what way do birds swallow food
- 11. where the food enters the mouth
- 12. helps to swallow the food
- 13. leads food to crop
- 15. holds food before digestion