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