Across
- 3. rhythmic movements of muscles that help food slide down the esophagus
- 4. extra glucose converts to this to be used later
- 8. metabolism energy needed to maintain automatic processes
- 13. remove waste products from the cells
- 14. glucose in cells + oxygen ---> energy + heat (when anything combines with oxygen)
- 15. helps the body digest & absorb fat
- 16. removes K, Na, H20 from waste
- 18. mechanical & chemical process of breaking down food
- 19. enzyme that nis in saliva that helps break down food
- 20. body's basic fuel
Down
- 1. part of the digestive tract that connects mouth & stomach
- 2. thick liquid that is made mechanically by churning down food
- 3. juice a mix of enzymes made by the pancreas
- 5. where is bile stored?
- 6. juices acids & enzymes in stomach that break down food chemically
- 7. processes breathing, digesting, build/repair tissue 24 hours a day
- 9. an important ingredient in digestion that makes you hungry & taste food
- 10. ball-like shape that the tongue forms the food into to be swallowed
- 11. fingerlike projections in small intestine that increases surface area
- 12. powers the body's physical activites and automatic processes
- 17. juice produced in the small intestine & works with other juices to break down food
