Across
- 1. The muscular organ that forms the softened food into a ball
- 5. the primary component of all body fluids
- 6. The part of the tooth that we see
- 8. The energy by which the body "burns" food and generates energy
- 10. What are starches and sugars called
- 13. Affects tbe other endocrine glands
- 14. The tissue surrounding the teeth
- 15. The stage of development in which the body becomes physically able to reproduce
- 17. intestine The longest part of the digestive tract
- 18. Stimulates the kidneys to conserve sodium and excrete potassium...helps regulate body's water balance
- 20. A fatlike substance that can accumulate in blood vessels and restrict blood flow
Down
- 2. The cluster of cells once implantation occurs
- 3. Has the largest diameter of any section of the gastrointestinal tract
- 4. The largest internal organ of the body
- 7. Produces a "juice" which contains enzymes for digesting fats, carbohydrates and proteins
- 9. A digestive juice containing water, mucus, and digestive enzyme
- 11. A muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach
- 12. A small flap of cartilage, closes over the top of the trachea
- 16. Small muscular flap of tissue suspended at the back of your mouth
- 19. What hormone is produced in males
