Across
- 3. What part of the body is a walnut-size muscular tube at the outlet of the stomach?
- 5. What part of the body closes over the windpipe when we swallow to prevent choking?
- 9. What thick liquid is processed by the time food is ready to leave the stomach?
- 12. What part of the body contains long tubes of organs?
- 13. What is the body's fuel source?
- 14. How long is an adult's digestive tract?
- 16. What is used to distribute nutrients to the body?
- 17. What part of the body is at the end of the esophagus an is a muscular ring?
- 18. What moistens food and makes it easier to swallow?
- 19. What is it called when waves of muscle contractions occur?
Down
- 1. What do we need to do to food in order for it to be absorbed?
- 2. What part of the body is a muscular tube in the chest?
- 4. What part of the body churns and mixes food with acids and enzymes?
- 6. What part of the body is a passageway for and food and air?
- 7. How long does it take to fully digest food?
- 8. What has to be broken down into amino acids, starches into simple sugars, and fats into fatty acids and glycerol?
- 10. What triggers the flow of saliva?
- 11. How many quarts of digestive juices are produced each day?
- 15. What are parts of food the body can't use that are passed out the body?
- 17. What part of the body produces saliva?