The Digestive System

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Across
  1. 3. Muscular contraction like a wave that pushes food through the digestive system.
  2. 5. Milky fluid flowing out from stomach to small intestine. Has food and acid in it.
  3. 6. Breaks down proteins into smaller peptides in the small intestine
  4. 11. Break down proteins into smaller peptides in the stomach
  5. 14. Process of converting food/drink to energy for the body. Includes everything to sustain life.
  6. 15. Hormone regulation (raising) blood sugar by making liver release stored sugars
  7. 16. Form larger molecules with energy from catabolism for storage.
  8. 18. Enzyme-breaks down fats (lipids). Made by pancreas and mouth. Dissolve fat-soluble nutrients
  9. 19. Amylase Produced by the pancreas, breaks down complex carbs (starches) into simpler sugars
  10. 21. Hormone increasing glandular secretion, churning, and sphincter relaxation
Down
  1. 1. Chewing
  2. 2. Hormone regulating (lowers) blood sugar by allowing glucose to enter cells.
  3. 4. Breaks down complex molecules, releasing energy for anabolism.
  4. 7. Amylase Produced by salivary glands starts breakdown of starches into simple sugars
  5. 8. Digestion Enzyme process. Amylase+lingual lipase begin digestion
  6. 9. Digestion Chewing process. Breaks food into pieces and forms bolus
  7. 10. Breaks down big stuff into smaller stuff, increasing surface area for digestion.
  8. 12. Acid in our stomach that breaks down proteins, kills microbes, and activates pepsin
  9. 13. Process of mixing and breaking down food in the small intestine.
  10. 17. Yellow/green basic fluid produced by the liver that breaks down lipids in small intestine.
  11. 20. Enzyme-digests sugars found in milk. Causes intolerance problems if absent.