The Digestive System Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: large : intestine that absorbs the water and moisture left in the food, stomach : contains hydrochloric acid to churn swallowed food, mouth : mechanically break down food using teeth and moistening the food with saliva, oesophagus : moves food down to the stomach by peristalsis, bolus: a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing, rectum : the place where faeces are stored, salivary gland : produces saliva to moisten the food and enzymes to break down the food, glucose : a nutrient which release a quick and short burst of energy, peristalsis : the involuntary, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles in the digestive tract (and other tubular organs) that propels food, chyme, and waste forward, fibre : a nutrient used to push the food along the gut, small: intestine that breaks down food into tiny food molecules and absorb them into the blood, chyme : the pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food, enzymes : produced in the small intestine and salivary gland to break down large pieces of food