Challenge your understanding of the human digestive system with this hard-level crossword puzzle. Ideal for grades 9-12, it includes advanced anatomical and physiological terms.
Human Digestive System Crossword Puzzle for Homeschool is a hard crossword puzzle with 19 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Human Digestive System Crossword Puzzle for Homeschool
Challenge your knowledge of the human digestive system with this hard-level crossword puzzle, perfect for homeschool families. Features advanced terms on digestion processes and anatomy.
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- 1. Organ storing and concentrating bile for fat digestion
- 3. Wave-like muscle contractions moving food through the tract
- 5. Large intestine section reabsorbing water and forming feces
- 6. First segment of the small intestine receiving chyme
- 8. Anatomical relation describing placement of liver to kidney
- 13. Absorptive intestinal epithelial cell lining the small intestine
- 19. Enzyme responsible for hydrolyzing triglycerides into fatty acids
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- 2. Small finger-like projections increasing surface area in the small intestine
- 4. Semi-fluid mass of partly digested food leaving the stomach
- 7. Stomach secretion creating acidic environment for protein digestion
- 9. Type of sphincter controlling food passage between esophagus and stomach
- 10. Rhythm influencing digestive secretions and motility daily
- 11. Enzyme that catalyzes starch breakdown starting in saliva
- 12. Innermost lining of the alimentary canal involved in secretion and absorption
- 14. Inactive enzyme precursor converted to pepsin in the stomach
- 15. Pertaining to enzymes secreted by the pancreas for chemical digestion
- 16. Process by which digested nutrients enter the bloodstream
- 17. Describes digestion involving specific biological catalysts
- 18. Aggregates that facilitate absorption of lipids in intestines
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