Across
- 7. - slow burning of food in your body
- 8. - smallest part of a substance that has all the properties of that substance
- 9. - process of breaking down food into forms that can be used by living things
- 10. - flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the windpipe
- 15. - process of breaking down large droplets of fat to small droplets of fats
- 16. - large intestine
- 19. - tube that connect the mouth to the stomach
- 20. - thick liquid form of food
- 22. Digestion - process by which large pieces of food are cut and crushed into smaller pieces
- 23. - liquid in the mouth that helps digestion
- 25. - nutrient needed by the body to develop properly
- 27. - proteins that control chemical activities
- 28. - Green liquid that breaks down fats and oils
Down
- 1. - wavelike movement that moves food through the digestive tract
- 2. - nutrient needed to build and repair cells
- 3. Juice - juice produced in the stomach that contains mucus, pepsin, and hydrochloric acid
- 4. Digestion - process by which large food molecules are broken down into smaller food molecules
- 5. - poor nutrition caused by an unbalanced diet
- 6. - movement of food from the digestive system to the blood
- 11. - fingerlike projections on the lining of the small intestine
- 12. Acid - building block of protein
- 13. - enzyme that breaks down fats and oils
- 14. - unit used to measure energy in food
- 17. - Chemical substance in food needed by the body for growth, energy, and life processes
- 18. - nutrient that supplies energy
- 21. - nutrient made in living organisms
- 24. - lack of certain nutrients
- 26. - enzyme that digests proteins