This easy crossword puzzle helps kids in grades 3-5 learn about protein synthesis and DNA basics with common words and simple clues.
Human Digestive System Crossword Puzzle for Adults is a medium crossword puzzle with 20 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Human Digestive System Crossword Puzzle for Adults
Challenge your understanding of the human digestive system with this medium-difficulty crossword puzzle designed for adults and general audiences. Explore key organs, processes, and vocabulary related to digestion and nutrient absorption.
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- 1. Muscle contractions moving food through the digestive tract
- 2. Largest gland that produces bile for fat digestion
- 4. Final section of the large intestine before the anus
- 7. Long tube where most nutrient absorption occurs
- 9. Tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
- 12. Fluid produced by the liver that aids fat digestion
- 14. Fluid in the mouth that begins starch digestion
- 17. Major part of the large intestine
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- 3. Small finger-like projections increasing intestinal surface
- 5. Stores bile produced by the liver
- 6. Process of nutrients passing into the bloodstream
- 8. Starting point of digestion where food is chewed
- 10. Protein that catalyzes breakdown of food molecules
- 11. Process of breaking down food into absorbable forms
- 13. Opening at the end of the digestive tract for waste
- 15. Small pouch attached to the large intestine, once considered vestigial
- 16. Gland secreting digestive enzymes and insulin
- 18. Semi-fluid mass of partly digested food leaving the stomach
- 19. Part of intestine where most absorption happens (2 words combined but acceptable)
- 20. Organ where food is mixed with acid and enzymes
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