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The Digestive System
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Digestive System: provides the fuel that keeps all the body cells functioning
Ingestion: occurs when food enter the digestive tract through the mouth
Mechanical Processing: the physical manipulation of solid foods
Excretion: the removal of waste products from body fluids
smooth: The muscular layers of the digestive tract consists of _______ muscle tissue.
intestinal phase: gastric secretion begins when chyme first enters the small intestine
gastric phase: begins with the arrival of food in the stomach
cephalic phase: gastric secretion begins with sight, smell, taste or thought of food
Pepsin: ______ performs the preliminary digestion of proteins
small intestine: The _________ plays a key role in the digestion and absorbtion of nutrients
ninety: ______ percent of nutrients absorption occurs in the small intestine
large intestine: begins at the end of the ileum and ends at the anus
bowel: The large intestine is also called the large _______.
The Digestive System
Across:3. | gastric secretion begins when chyme first enters the small intestine | 4. | occurs when food enter the digestive tract through the mouth | 7. | The muscular layers of the digestive tract consists of _______ muscle tissue. | 8. | the physical manipulation of solid foods |
| 11. | ______ performs the preliminary digestion of proteins | 12. | The _________ plays a key role in the digestion and absorbtion of nutrients | 13. | begins at the end of the ileum and ends at the anus |
| | Down:1. | provides the fuel that keeps all the body cells functioning | 2. | gastric secretion begins with sight, smell, taste or thought of food | 5. | begins with the arrival of food in the stomach |
| 6. | ______ percent of nutrients absorption occurs in the small intestine | 9. | The large intestine is also called the large _______. | 10. | the removal of waste products from body fluids |
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The Digestive System
Across:3. | gastric secretion begins when chyme first enters the small intestine | 4. | occurs when food enter the digestive tract through the mouth | 7. | The muscular layers of the digestive tract consists of _______ muscle tissue. | 8. | the physical manipulation of solid foods |
| 11. | ______ performs the preliminary digestion of proteins | 12. | The _________ plays a key role in the digestion and absorbtion of nutrients | 13. | begins at the end of the ileum and ends at the anus |
| | Down:1. | provides the fuel that keeps all the body cells functioning | 2. | gastric secretion begins with sight, smell, taste or thought of food | 5. | begins with the arrival of food in the stomach |
| 6. | ______ percent of nutrients absorption occurs in the small intestine | 9. | The large intestine is also called the large _______. | 10. | the removal of waste products from body fluids |
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PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only