Across
- 4. digestion into little pieces
- 6. the “pores” of our digestive system
- 10. this flap could save your life
- 11. a sugar your body can use for energy
- 12. primary nutrient that is reabsorbed
- 14. intestine: it’s not really that big
- 15. the “bad” type of fat
- 16. ride the wave of muscles
- 18. creator of enzymes
- 19. starch to sugar
- 20. general chemical digestion liquid
Down
- 1. the first step to mechanical digestion
- 2. muscles do most of the mechanical work here
- 3. a complex carbohydrate found in plants
- 5. waxy build-up tha clogs blood vessels
- 7. a unit of energy
- 8. slippery substance to help move food along
- 9. breaks proteins into amino acids
- 13. the food tube
- 17. chemical digestion breaks food into something ______