Across
- 3. The tube joining the mouth to the stomach
- 5. The squeezing action of muscles to move food along the digestive tract
- 6. The act of breaking food down until it can be used as energy by the body for movement, growth, repair and reproduction.
- 7. Excrement, solid waste from the digestive process
- 9. specialized body parts that carry out essential functions
- 10. An organ that produces enzymes to break down food.
- 12. A chewed particle of food ready for swallowing
Down
- 1. Refers to all parts of the digestive system
- 2. Chemicals made and used in the body.
- 4. The act of expelling feaces from the body
- 6. The first part of the small intestine
- 8. Special chemicals produced by the body that break down food
- 11. Fluid produced by the salivary glands in the neck.