Nutrients/Digestion

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Across
  1. 3. When food is chewed, mixed, or churned
  2. 10. Muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract
  3. 11. A type of protein that speeds up the rate of chemical reaction
  4. 12. Foods that contain the same type of nutrient
Down
  1. 1. When chemical reactions occur and break down large molecules into smaller ones
  2. 2. Organic nutrients, needed for growth, regulating body functions, and to help fight some diseases
  3. 3. Nutrients that lack carbon and regulate many chemical reactions in your body
  4. 4. Usually the main source of energy for your body (carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen)
  5. 5. Made up of a large number of smaller units
  6. 6. Occurs when chemical reactions break down large molecules into smaller ones
  7. 7. Substances in foods that provide energy for and materials for cell development, growth, and repair
  8. 8. Increase surface area of small intestine so nutrients in the cyme have more spaces to be absorbed
  9. 9. Food moves through your stomach in 2-4 hours and turns into a thin watery liquid
  10. 12. Also called lipids, provide energy and help absorb vitamins
  11. 13. Large molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfer