Across
- 2. Helps with the formation of healthy bones and teeth
- 5. Enzyme produced in the mouth
- 7. These proteins help speed up the process of chemical digestion
- 8. Another name for eating food
- 11. These tiny structures in the small intestine help with the absorption of nutrients
- 12. A sugar produced when amylase breaks down starch
- 13. This organ produces digestive enzymes
Down
- 1. Provides many building blocks for growth and repair of the body
- 3. This 10cm - long tube in our intestine no longer has a major function in digestion
- 4. Food is pushed through the digestive system by a wave of muscular action
- 6. Body cells take in food molecules for energy
- 9. This organ produces bile
- 10. The stomach is lined with this liquid to help prevent damage