Nutrition

Word Bank
Absorption, Amino Acids, Beta, Bicarbonates, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Chyme, Endocrine, Enzymes, Gall bladder, Glucagon, HCL, Hepatic, Insulin, Lipids, Liver, Nitrogen, Oesophagus, Pancreas, Renal, Simple sugars, Stomach, Surface area, Villi, Vitamin C, Water

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Across

3. Where bile is made (5)

5. An element in protein which has to be removed by the kidney (8)

6. Micro-nutrient needed for bones (7)

9. The main job of the villi (10)

10. Where food is mixed with acids and digestive enzymes (7)

14. Finger-like projections in the small intestine (5)

16. What the large intestine removes (5)

17. The breakdown products of starch (6,6)

19. Hormone which triggers the release of sugars from stored glycogen (8)

20. Where bile is stored (4, 7)

21. The material leaving the stomach (5)

22. Word relating to the kidneys (5)

24. Fats and oils (6)

25. Humans need this to stay healthy (7,1)

26. Hormone triggering the storage of sugar as glycogen (7)

Down

1. Word relating to the liver (7)

2. The sugar and starch part of our diet (13)

4. The breakdown product of protein (5,5)

7. A gland which releases hormones into the bloodstream (9)

8. Pancreatic cells which fail in Diabetes (4)

11. The "food tube" (10)

12. Organ which releases digestive juices (8)

13. What villi increases (7, 4)

15. These reduce acidity in the intestine (12)

18. Chemical scissors (7)

23. Stomach acid (3)

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