Digestive System Crossword

This enzyme breaks down starch to sugar
This organ is responsible for producing bile
Food travels along this to reach the stomach
This organ produces many of the enzymes which function in the small intestine
This substance is required for emulsification (turning it into small droplets) of lipids
The anus is the opening at the lower end of the digestive tract
They break down the substances we eat. This makes it possible for the intestine to absorb the nutrients.
It holds the bile produced in the liver until it is needed for digesting fatty foods
It is an enzyme that breaks down dietary fats into smaller molecules called fatty acids and glycerol.
Chewing breaks the food into pieces that are more easily digested, while saliva mixes with food to begin the process of breaking it down into a form your body can absorb and use.
It is the method that contracts and releases to help move the food/waste along
An enzyme that breaks down protein
Allows the waste to pass through to the small intestine