Digestive System

5. Peristalsis moves the food, which is now a thick liquid called...
9. The spread of microorganisms from one food to another food.
10. Substances that speed up chemical reactions
11. The process by which nutrients pass through the lining of your digestive system into your blood.
12. A substance that physically breaks up large fat droplets that clump together.
13. Filter urea and other wastes from the blood.
14. The flap of tissue that seals off the trachea or windpipe, preventing food and liquid from entering your lungs.
16. The process by which the body collects and removes waste.
18. A watery fluid produced by the kidneys that contains urea and other wastes.

1. illnesses The result from consuming a food or drink that contains either a poison or a disease- causing microorganism.
2. The liver forms ________ from a harmful waste product of protein breakdown.
3. The junction between the digestive tract and the respiratory system.
4. The process by which the digestive system breaks down food into molecules that the body can use
6. Muscle contractions that continue to push food throughout the rest of the digestive system.
7. The organ that stores bile.
8. The lining of the small intestine is covered with millions of tiny fingerlike projections.
15. A cluster of tiny blood vessels in the nephron
17. Tiny filtering units that remove wastes and produce urine.