Digestive System

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Across
  1. 3. found in your mouth and contains enzymes that begin to break down food while you chew
  2. 4. where digestion begins
  3. 5. an organ in the digestive system about 22 feet long where most absorption occurs
  4. 9. a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
  5. 10. the process of breaking down food into substances that can be used by the body
Down
  1. 1. an organ that stores food while it is being mixed with enzymes
  2. 2. an organ about 5 feet long that absorbs any remaining water
  3. 6. ______ in your digestive system moves in a waving motion called peristalsis
  4. 7. the good parts of food that your body needs
  5. 8. leftover parts of food that do not get absorbed by the body