Digestive System

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Across
  1. 1. A thick mixture of food and gastric juices formed in the stomach.
  2. 5. The process by which nutrients pass through the lining of the digestive system.
  3. 7. A substance produced by the liver that aids in digestion by breaking up large fat droplets.
  4. 8. Waves of muscle contractions that push food through the digestive system.
  5. 9. Tiny fingerlike projections lining the small intestine, through which nutrients are absorbed into the blood.
  6. 10. A chemical that speeds up reactions in the body.
Down
  1. 2. A flap of tissue that seals off the trachea when food or liquid is swallowed.
  2. 3. The organ that stores bile and releases it into the small intestin
  3. 4. The process by which the digestive system breaks down food into molecules that the body can use.
  4. 6. The upper portion of the throat; the junction between the digestive and respiratory systems.