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3. / Contractions of smooth muscles that provide the force that moves food through the esophagus toward the stomach.
4. / The act of blocking the action of.
6. / The process of absorbing or assimilating substances into cells or across the tissues and organs through diffusion or osmosis.
9. System / Heart, blood vessels, blood are part of this system.
12. / The removal of undigested food and waste products accumulated during digestion.
16. / Is an enzyme that act on starch.
18. intestine / Digestive organ in which most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes place.
19. System / Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach are part of this system.
20. / Tube connecting to the mouth to the stomach.
22. / Any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival.
23. / Group od different types of tissues that work together to perform a single function or several related functions.
24. System / White blood cells, thymus, spleen are part of this system.
25. / The process of putting food into your mouth.
27. Inhibition / The process in which a stimulus produces a response that opposes the original stimulus.
28. / Helps to moisten the food and make it easier to chew.

1. / Basic unit of structure and function in living things.
2. System / Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea are part of this system.
5. Tissue / Movements of the body are possible because this tissue.
7. Systems / Group of organs that perform closely related functions.
8. / Enzyme that breaks down proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments.
10. System / Skin, hair, nails, sweat, and oils glands are part of this system.
11. / Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food.
13. System / Brain, spinal cord, and nerves are part of this system.
14. / Group of cells that perform a single function.
15. / Mixtures of enzymes and partially-digested food.
17. Tissue / Tissue that lines the interior and exterior body surfaces.
19. / Refers to the breakdown of food into smaller components that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.
21. Tissue / Tissue that provides support for the body and connects its parts.
26. System / Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons are part of this system.