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 Middle School is a medium crossword puzzle with 19 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 Middle School
Challenge your understanding of the human digestive system with this medium-level crossword puzzle. Perfect for middle school students learning about organs, enzymes, and digestion.
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- 1. Organ that stores bile until it is needed
- 2. Slimy substance that protects the stomach lining
- 5. Substance made by the liver to help digest fats
- 7. To take in nutrients through the intestinal walls
- 8. Process of breaking down food into usable nutrients
- 10. Largest internal organ that produces bile
- 11. Semi-liquid food mixture leaving the stomach
- 13. Muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach
- 18. Final part of the large intestine where waste is stored
- 19. Protein that speeds up the breakdown of food
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- 3. Part of the large intestine responsible for water absorption
- 4. Organ that churns food and produces acid to break it down
- 6. Fluid in the mouth that begins digestion of starch
- 9. Wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract
- 12. Long tube where most nutrient absorption happens
- 14. First section of the small intestine
- 15. Type of carbohydrate that helps digestion but isn’t digested
- 16. Gland that produces enzymes and insulin
- 17. Substance that provides nourishment for growth and energy
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