DIGESTION & ABSORPTION CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 3. ____ glands in the mouth secrete
  2. 5. Eats plants and meats
  3. 8. Blood vessel in villi
  4. 12. Initial part of small intestine
  5. 13. Carbs, Fats, Proteins
  6. 16. Surface area for absorption equals 250 sq.___
  7. 17. Feces triggers a bowel movement in this part of intestine
  8. 19. Liquified food
  9. 20. Muscle contractions in GI tract that propel food
  10. 21. Name of intestinal cell
Down
  1. 1. Neutralizes stomach acid
  2. 2. Hair-like projections in brush border
  3. 4. Organ makes digestive juices
  4. 6. Fat emulsifier made in liver and stored in gall bladder
  5. 7. Gastric acid
  6. 9. Food traveling down esophagus
  7. 10. Trypsin helps convert proteins to ____
  8. 11. Central lacteal absorbs
  9. 14. Digestion begins with____
  10. 15. Gastric Valves
  11. 18. Lipase breaks fats into fatty acids, glycerol and ___ (minus the prefix)
  12. 22. The digestive tract is a long ____