Across
- 5. Substance that breaks down fat
- 7. The type of transport that does not require energy
- 9. Breaks down protein to individual amino acids
- 11. Separates the top of the stomach from the esophagus
- 14. First part of the small intestine
- 16. Protects the lining inside the stomach
- 17. Connects nose and mouth
- 18. Important for blood clotting
- 20. Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- 21. Occurs when the heart contracts
- 23. The structure that physically separates the left side of the heart from the right
- 24. Muscle used to pull oxygen into the lungs and push out carbon dioxide
- 27. Blood vessels that contain valves
- 28. The name for the valves that control blood flow out of the heart
- 30. The process of expelling waste, the last component of the digestion process
Down
- 1. Carries air to each lung
- 2. Transport of nutrients from digestive system to the blood stream
- 3. Allow diffusion of gases from blood stream to alveoli
- 4. Flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea
- 6. Tube that food travels down
- 8. Muscles used to move ribs to allow more or less room in the chest
- 10. Name for bundles of waste travelling through the small intestine
- 12. Iron based compound that binds oxygen
- 13. Part of the brain that controls heart rate
- 15. Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 17. How a bolus is transported through the esophagus
- 19. Begins the process of chemical digestion in the mouth
- 20. Lightest component of blood
- 22. Component of blood that fights infection
- 25. Name for the top two chambers of the heart
- 26. Part of the digestive system that absorbs water
- 29. A graph of the electrical activity of the heart