GI SYSTEM - A& P Key Terms Ch 23: Digestive System (A-D) Crossword

Taking in substances across cells or membranes
see digestive tract; series of organs concerned with the digestion and absorption of food and the elimination of digestive waves.
enzymes that digest carbohydrates .
worm-shaped outpouching of the wall of the cecum
a digestive aid secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; emulsifies fat.
arrangement of ducts that transports bile from the liver to the gallbladder and the duodenum; includes hepatic ducts, cystic duct, and common bile duct.
part of the large intestine that connects the ileum of the small intestine and ascending colon of the large intestine.
a hormone secreted by the walls of the duodenum primary in response
Milky fluid found in the lacteals of the villi; consists of emulsified fats and lymph.
pastelike mixture of partially digested food,
major portion of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum
the biliary duct that is formed by the merger of the hepatic duct and cystic duct; allows bile to flow from the liver and gallbladder into the duodenum.
the act of swallowing
process of breaking down food into absorbable particles; mechanical and chemical.
series of organs concerned with the digestion and absorption of food and the elimination of digestive waste; also called the alimentary canal and gastrointestinal tract.
Double sugars; sucrose, Maltese and lactose.
First part of the small intestine