Digestive System

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Across
  1. 2. covers the nasopharynx and prevents food and liquid from entering the nasal cavity
  2. 3. the area that begins the digestion process
  3. 8. the liquid produced by the liver to break down fat, stored in gallbladder
  4. 9. flap that keeps food and water from entering the respiratory system
  5. 10. the type of digestion that uses physical chewing, muscle contractions to break down food
  6. 12. the breakdown of food, starts with chewing
  7. 13. tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach
Down
  1. 1. Solid waste exits the body
  2. 4. the type of digestion that uses enzymes and acids to break down food
  3. 5. intake of food and liquids into the body
  4. 6. mastication
  5. 7. nutrients leave the digestive tract and enter blood supply
  6. 11. tiny fingerlike projections that aid in absorption