Across
- 3. muscular pouch used for mechanical and chemical digestion
- 4. enzyme that breaks down fats
- 10. primary role of the small intestine
- 13. macromolecule broken down into glucose
- 14. enzymes used to break down carbohydrates
- 16. net movement from high to low concentration
- 17. inorganic substances used as components of enzyme cofactors
- 18. section of the digestive system that absorbs water prior to expulsion
Down
- 1. longest organ
- 2. projections to increase surface area in the small intestine
- 5. muscular tube that is part of the digestive and respiratory system
- 6. the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach
- 7. waves of reflexive contractions
- 8. responsible for initial mechanical digestion
- 9. the first step in obtaining energy
- 11. chronic disease that affects how the body uses sugar
- 12. enzyme in the stomach that facilitates protein digestion
- 15. outpocket of the digestive tract located at the start of the large intestine