| A | B |
|---|
| a green liquid that is used in fat digestion | bile |
| a muscular tube where most chemical digestion takes place | small intestine |
| a group of organs that work together to digest food so that it can be used in the body | digestive system |
| a disease that involves the uncontrolled reproduction of cells in the colon, which interferes with normal functions | colon cancer |
| a molecule that is made by the body to produce cell membranes | cholesterol |
| a muscular baglike organ that squeezes food and produces enzymes that continue the breakdown of food | stomach |
| a series of tubelike organs that are joined end to end, that your food travels through | digestive tract |
| a soupy mixture that is your food after it has been broken down by chemical and mechanical digestion in the stomach | chyme |
| an open sore in the stomach lining, caused by bacteria | gastric ulcer |
| fingerlike projections in the lining of the small intestine that absorb nutrients | villi |
| special substances that break nutrients into smaler particles that the body can use | enzymes |
| substances in food that the body needs for normal growth, maintenance and repair | nutrients |
| the breaking, crushin and mashing of food | mechanical digestion |
| the enzyme in saliva that starts the chemical digestion of food | salivary amylase |
| the last section of the large intestine that stores feces until they can be expelled | rectum |
| the long straight tube taht squeezes frood into the stomach | esophagus |
| the opening through which feces passes to the toilet | anus |
| the process of breaking down food into a form that can pass from the digestive tract into the bloodstream | digestion |
| the rhythmic muscle contractions that push food into the stomach and through the small intestine | peristalsis |
| the ring-shaped muscle at the end of the stomach that keeps food in the stomach until it has been thoroughly mixed | pyloric valve |
| the solid mass of waste that is stored by the large intestine until it can be expelled | feces |
| the type of digestion that involves breaking large molecules into nutrients | chemical digestion |
