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Food and Nutrition / The Digestive System
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energy : There is _________ in the food
water : The most important nutrient.
carbohydrates : A major source of energy
fats : An important part of a healthy diet
proteins : Supply raw materials for growth and repair of structures suck as skin and muscle
vitamins : Organic molecules that the body needs in very small amounts
minerals : Inorganic nutrients that the body needs, usually in small amounts
ingestion : Is the process of putting food into your mouth
digestion : When food passes through the digestive system
absorption : The process when cells absorbs the food in the small intestine
elimination : The process when some materials travel through the large intestine and are eliminated from the body as feces
teeth : Are anchored in the bones of the jaw
saliva : Helps to moisten the food and make it easier to chew
esophagus : The bolus passes through a tube called the _______________
stomach : Large muscular sac that continues the digestion of the food
pepsin : Breaks proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments
pancreas : It is situated just behind the stomach
liver : Assisting the pancreas in fat digestion is the _______
small : Intestine that its first part is the duodenum
cardiac : Sphincter that closes after food passes into the stomach
large : Intestine that absorbs water as undigested material moves throught and is eliminated from the body
villi : The fingerlike projections
amylase : Begins to break the chemical bonds in starches, forming sugars
peristalsis : Provide the force that moves food through the esophagus toward the stomach
mechanical : Type of digestion that is the physical breakdown of large pieces of food into small pieces
Food and Nutrition / The Digestive System
Across:6. | When food passes through the digestive system | 7. | Type of digestion that is the physical breakdown of large pieces of food into small pieces | 9. | Large muscular sac that continues the digestion of the food | 11. | There is _________ in the food | 13. | An important part of a healthy diet | 16. | Helps to moisten the food and make it easier to chew |
| 18. | Assisting the pancreas in fat digestion is the _______ | 19. | Intestine that absorbs water as undigested material moves throught and is eliminated from the body | 22. | Begins to break the chemical bonds in starches, forming sugars | 23. | Provide the force that moves food through the esophagus toward the stomach | 24. | The most important nutrient. |
| | Down:1. | Sphincter that closes after food passes into the stomach | 2. | It is situated just behind the stomach | 3. | The process when some materials travel through the large intestine and are eliminated from the body as feces | 4. | The fingerlike projections | 5. | Breaks proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments | 8. | Is the process of putting food into your mouth | 10. | A major source of energy |
| 12. | Intestine that its first part is the duodenum | 14. | Inorganic nutrients that the body needs, usually in small amounts | 15. | Supply raw materials for growth and repair of structures suck as skin and muscle | 17. | Organic molecules that the body needs in very small amounts | 20. | The process when cells absorbs the food in the small intestine | 21. | The bolus passes through a tube called the _______________ |
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Food and Nutrition / The Digestive System
Across:6. | When food passes through the digestive system | 7. | Type of digestion that is the physical breakdown of large pieces of food into small pieces | 9. | Large muscular sac that continues the digestion of the food | 11. | There is _________ in the food | 13. | An important part of a healthy diet | 16. | Helps to moisten the food and make it easier to chew |
| 18. | Assisting the pancreas in fat digestion is the _______ | 19. | Intestine that absorbs water as undigested material moves throught and is eliminated from the body | 22. | Begins to break the chemical bonds in starches, forming sugars | 23. | Provide the force that moves food through the esophagus toward the stomach | 24. | The most important nutrient. |
| | Down:1. | Sphincter that closes after food passes into the stomach | 2. | It is situated just behind the stomach | 3. | The process when some materials travel through the large intestine and are eliminated from the body as feces | 4. | The fingerlike projections | 5. | Breaks proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments | 8. | Is the process of putting food into your mouth | 10. | A major source of energy |
| 12. | Intestine that its first part is the duodenum | 14. | Inorganic nutrients that the body needs, usually in small amounts | 15. | Supply raw materials for growth and repair of structures suck as skin and muscle | 17. | Organic molecules that the body needs in very small amounts | 20. | The process when cells absorbs the food in the small intestine | 21. | The bolus passes through a tube called the _______________ |
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