Across
- 2. breaks down foods
- 4. longest part of large intestine
- 6. acids and enzymes that help break down food chemically
- 10. body's basic fuel
- 13. energy needed to maintain automatic processes
- 14. increase surface area of intestine so it absorbs more nutrients
- 15. mechanical and chemical process of breaking down food and changing nutrients into forms your body can use
- 17. storage form of glucose
- 19. part of digestive tract that connects mouth and stomach
- 20. mixture of enzymes made by the pancreas
Down
- 1. food rolled into a ball with tongue and saliva
- 3. works with other juices to break down food
- 5. helps body digest and absorb fats
- 7. breathing, digesting food, and building and repairing tissue
- 8. contains enzyme ptyalin; helps break down food down
- 9. chemical reaction where molecules combine with oxygen
- 11. digestion starts with
- 12. grinds down food physically
- 16. rhythmic movements of muscles
- 18. churned food turned thick liquid from peristalsis