Across
- 3. Digestion ends in the ______ intestine
- 5. The part of the digestive system before the small intestine, most digestion takes place here
- 7. The ________ intestine absorbs water from undigested food
- 9. Found in the mouth, this contains digestive juices to help digest food
- 10. This system carries substances to different parts of the body
- 12. This system is involved in the exchange of gases between our body and our surroundings
Down
- 1. Chewing allows more ________ of the food to be in contact with digestive juices for faster digestion
- 2. This system gives the body its shape and protects important parts of the body
- 4. This system helps the body move
- 6. In the small intestine, digested food is ________ into the blood and carried to other parts of the body
- 8. This part of the digestive system pushes food down towards the stomach
- 11. Digestion begins here
