Across
- 4. cells absorb nutrients through the ______________
- 5. how many pairs of salivary glands are there
- 9. fleshy attachment of the tongue to the floor of the mouth
- 11. process by which urine is released/dispelled
- 13. urethra in a _______ is 1.5 to 2 inches long
- 16. ____ gallons per day filtered by the urinary system
- 20. number of ureters
- 21. produces insulin
- 23. 90% of the nutrient absorption takes place here
- 25. sphincter between esophagus and stomach
- 27. bladder muscle layer
- 28. this excretory organ released heat as well as water and salt
- 29. "vascular" layer of digestive tract that carries nutrients throughout the body
Down
- 1. holds a max of 1000 mL of liquid
- 2. organs that help with digestion but are not part of the "tract"
- 3. the urinary system helps in regulating __________
- 6. produced in the liver
- 7. partially digested food and chemicals found in the stomach and intestines
- 8. opening of urethra to the outside
- 10. breaking down food chemically and mechanically
- 12. sphincter between ileum and cecum
- 14. triangular base of the bladder between the ureters and the urethra
- 15. part of digestive and respiratory track
- 17. inner section of the kidney
- 18. approximate length of male urethra
- 19. one of the abnormal components of urine
- 21. an enzyme on the stomach that mixes with HCl
- 22. functional units of the kidney
- 24. inner most layer of the urinary system
- 26. "body" of the stomach