Digestive Crossword

Question 1

these finger like projections increase the surface area for absorption in the small intestine

Answer 1

villi

Question 2

a lump of chewed food that moves into the stomach

Answer 2

bolus

Question 3

these hard structures help to mechanically digest food in the mouth

Answer 3

teeth

Question 4

this organ produces bile

Answer 4

liver

Question 5

an enzyme which breaks the subunits of DNA and RNA into a phosphate, sugar, and nitrogenous waste

Answer 5

Nucleotides

Question 6

the inactive form of the enzyme

Answer 6

trypsinogen

Question 7

blank gets broken down into amino acids in the digestive system

Answer 7

appendix

Question 8

a small capillary of the lymphatic system founding the viilli which absorbs fat

Answer 8

lacteal

Question 9

an enzyme which works I’m the duodenum to digest maltose

Answer 9

maltase

Question 10

blank juice contains HCl and pepsin

Answer 10

gastric

Question 11

blank digestion is carried out by enzymes in the digestive system

Answer 11

chemical

Question 12

blank gets digested into glycerol and fatty acids in the digestive system

Answer 12

fats

Question 13

this substance lines the stomach to protect it from damage Fromm the stomach contents

Answer 13

mucus

Question 14

this substance is broken down by bile

Answer 14

fat

Question 15

bile works to blank fats, separating large drops into tiny droplets

Answer 15

emulsify

Question 16

the slurry of water and partially digested food that moves from the stomach into the duodenum

Answer 16

chyme

Question 17

folds in the wall of the stomach

Answer 17

reggae

Question 18

this lipid is secreted into the mouth

Answer 18

saliva