Functions of the Digestive System Crossword

The mechanical and chemical breakdown of foods and the absorption of the resulting nutrients by cells.
Tubular art of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.
Aids mixing by alternately contracting and relaxing the smooth muscle in nonadjacent segments of the organ.
Rhythmic waves of muscular contraction in the walls of certain tubular organs
begins digestion by mechanically breaking u solid particles into smaller pieces and mixing them with saliva.
Food is chewed and mixed with saliva. ____ stage of swallowing.
Food reaches the oropharynx and stimulates sensory receptors around the pharyngeal opening. ____stage of swallowing.
peristalsis transports the food to the esophagus to the stomach. ____ stage of swallowing.
Secrete mucus.
Secrete digestive enzymes
release a solution containing hydrochloric acid.
A protein-splitting enzyme that digests nearly all types of dietary protein into polypeptides
Semi-fluid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach to the small intestine.
Contains enzymes that digest carbohydrates, fats, nucleic acids, and proteins.
Yellow-greenish liquid continuously secreted from hepatic cells.
Breaking up of fat globules into smaller droplets by the action of bile salts
Process of removing toxins from blood.
epithelial cell specialized to secrete mucus
Materials not digested or absorbed, plus water, electrolytes, mucus, shed intestinal cells, and bacteria.
Absorbs water and electrolytes from chyme remaining in the alimentary canal. Also forms and stores feces.