The Digestive System

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Across 4. connects the mouth to the stomach 6. stores bile 10. absorbs water from digested food 12. covers the windpipe when you swallow 14. The process by which food passes into the bloodstream 15. makes insulin to digest sugar 16. speeds up chemical reactions in the body 17. stores waste to be eliminated

Down 1. moves food through the digestive tract 2. line the small intestine to absorb food 3. produces bile 5. most chemical digestion occurs here 7. helps digest fat 8. The process of breaking down food into nutrient molecules 9. lines the esophagus and stomach 11. most mechanical digestion occurs here 13. spit

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