Across
- 1. to control movement in the body
- 3. contains enzymes, acids, and mucus
- 5. to release chemicals called hormones
- 7. to bring in oxygen for the body to use and take away carbon dioxide
- 9. to receive and carry messages to the body and its parts
- 12. how the food enters the body and the first step in the digestive process
- 13. where saliva is formed
- 15. final milkshake-like mixture that leaves the stomach
- 16. J-shaped muscular bag in which gastric juices mix and churn together to break down food
- 17. narrow tubes that move urine from the kidneys to the bladder
- 18. to change food into a form that can be used by the body
- 20. to carry materials such as food/oxygen to the cells of the body
- 23. organ that absorbs nutrients for the body
- 25. to support and move the body and protect some of the organs
- 27. ex. chew,tear,grind,mash,mix
- 28. tiny finer-like projections in the small intestine
- 29. the filtering units in the kidney which help to clean the blood
Down
- 2. organ that absorbs water
- 4. the tube hat leads the urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
- 6. to excrete, or remove waste from the body
- 8. a muscular tube that brings food from the mouth to the stomach
- 10. produces bile
- 11. molecule that speed up chemical reactions
- 14. expandable, muscular sac which holds urine
- 19. stores bile
- 21. ex. uses enzymes and acid to break down food
- 22. squeezing motion (relaxing and contracting) that pushes food through the digestive system
- 24. organ responsible for cleaning the blood in the body
- 26. tract kidney, ureters, bladder, and urethra