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Across 2. to help the small intestines to breakdown fat 5. the process of begin down food for nourishment and energy 6. the opening to the external environment and the end of the digestive system 11. holds waste products until elimination can occur absorbs water from indigestible food 13. a pouch located where the small and large intestine meet 14. after all the water is removed the waste is stored here until it can be eliminated 15. a pear-shaped sack that produces and stores hydrochloric acid

Down 1. responsible for the processing and uptake of nutrition 3. the tube in the throat that brings food from the mouth to the stomach 4. absorbs nutrients from the food and brigs nutrients to the blood where they can be circulated throughout the body 7. store bile until the body needs it; helps the small intestine breakdown fats 8. produces pancreatic juices called insulin which breaks down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in the small intestine 9. inflamed appendix 10. contains chemicals to breakdown some sugars 12. produce bile