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Anus: a sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive
tract
Bile: a greenish liquid responsible for mechanical digestion of fats
Bolus: food rolled into a ball by the tongue
Cells: the building blocks of all living things
Villi: microscopic ‘fingers’ that greatly increase the surface area of the wall of the small intestine
Alveoli: a cluster of sacs at the end of the bronchioles where gas exchange takes place
Bronchi: tubes formed by the division of the trachea
Bronchioles: small tubes formed by the division of the bronchi
Diaphragm: a sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen
Pharynx: the cavity at the back of the nose, connecting the mouth and nose to the oesophagus
Respiration: the series of chemical reactions that takes place in cells to release energy
Respiratory system: the system of organs and tissues that takes the air into the body
Trachea: the tube that carries air from the nose and mouth into the chest cavity
Angina: severe chest pain caused by lack of oxygen being supplied to heart muscle
Artery: a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Digestion: the process of breaking down food into a useable form
Digestive system: the system of the body where digestion takes place
Duodenum: the first part of the small intestine
Epiglottis: the flap of skin in the oesophagus that stops food entering the windpipe
Gastric juice: a mixture of chemicals produced by cells in the stomach wall
Large intestine: the final section of the digestive tract
Liver: the largest internal organ, it produces bile
Oesophagus: the part of the digestive system that connects the mouth to the stomach
Organ: a structure that contains at least two different types of tissue that work together to complete a task
Peristalsis: the process of pushing food through the digestive tract by alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles
Small intestine: the longest part of the digestive tract
Sphincter: a circle of muscle
Tissue: a group of cells of the same type that carry out the same job in the body
Capillary: the narrowest blood vessel that reaches nearly every cell of the body
Cardiac muscle: the type of muscle found in the heart
Cholesterol: a fatty chemical that can cause blockages in arteries
Circulatory system: the system that carries materials around the body; it consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood
Across:1. | the system that carries materials around the body; it consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood | 3. | a greenish liquid responsible for mechanical digestion of fats | 5. | a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart | 7. | the largest internal organ, it produces bile | 10. | a circle of muscle | 14. | the tube that carries air from the nose and mouth into the chest cavity | 15. | the final section of the digestive tract | 16. | the first part of the small intestine | 17. | the cavity at the back of the nose, connecting the mouth and nose to the oesophagus | 19. | a fatty chemical that can cause blockages in arteries | 21. | small tubes formed by the division of the bronchi | 24. | microscopic ‘fingers’ that greatly increase the surface area of the wall of the small intestine | 25. | the process of pushing food through the digestive tract by alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles | 27. | a group of cells of the same type that carry out the same job in the body | 28. | the narrowest blood vessel that reaches nearly every cell of the body | 29. | a mixture of chemicals produced by cells in the stomach wall |
| | Down:2. | the longest part of the digestive tract | 4. | the flap of skin in the oesophagus that stops food entering the windpipe | 6. | a cluster of sacs at the end of the bronchioles where gas exchange takes place | 8. | severe chest pain caused by lack of oxygen being supplied to heart muscle | 9. | a sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive | 11. | the process of breaking down food into a useable form | 12. | the part of the digestive system that connects the mouth to the stomach | 13. | tubes formed by the division of the trachea | 18. | the series of chemical reactions that takes place in cells to release energy | 19. | the type of muscle found in the heart | 20. | a sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen | 21. | food rolled into a ball by the tongue | 22. | a structure that contains at least two different types of tissue that work together to complete a task | 23. | the building blocks of all living things | 26. | |
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Across:1. | the system that carries materials around the body; it consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood | 3. | a greenish liquid responsible for mechanical digestion of fats | 5. | a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart | 7. | the largest internal organ, it produces bile | 10. | a circle of muscle | 14. | the tube that carries air from the nose and mouth into the chest cavity | 15. | the final section of the digestive tract | 16. | the first part of the small intestine | 17. | the cavity at the back of the nose, connecting the mouth and nose to the oesophagus | 19. | a fatty chemical that can cause blockages in arteries | 21. | small tubes formed by the division of the bronchi | 24. | microscopic ‘fingers’ that greatly increase the surface area of the wall of the small intestine | 25. | the process of pushing food through the digestive tract by alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles | 27. | a group of cells of the same type that carry out the same job in the body | 28. | the narrowest blood vessel that reaches nearly every cell of the body | 29. | a mixture of chemicals produced by cells in the stomach wall |
| | Down:2. | the longest part of the digestive tract | 4. | the flap of skin in the oesophagus that stops food entering the windpipe | 6. | a cluster of sacs at the end of the bronchioles where gas exchange takes place | 8. | severe chest pain caused by lack of oxygen being supplied to heart muscle | 9. | a sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive | 11. | the process of breaking down food into a useable form | 12. | the part of the digestive system that connects the mouth to the stomach | 13. | tubes formed by the division of the trachea | 18. | the series of chemical reactions that takes place in cells to release energy | 19. | the type of muscle found in the heart | 20. | a sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen | 21. | food rolled into a ball by the tongue | 22. | a structure that contains at least two different types of tissue that work together to complete a task | 23. | the building blocks of all living things | 26. | |
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