Digestive System Wordsearch

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis (7)
  2. 3. A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile until it is needed for digestion (11)
  3. 7. A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the ___ glands and mucous glands of the mouth (6)
  4. 8. The basic unit of money in El Salvador (5)
  5. 11. A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (9)
  6. 12. A large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach (8)
  7. 14. Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific (plural) (7)
  8. 15. Large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of (5)

Down

  1. 1. A small amount of liquid food (7)
  2. 2. The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body (9)
  3. 4. A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder (4)
  4. 5. Frequent and watery bowel movements (8)
  5. 6. A flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing (10)
  6. 9. The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge (5)
  7. 10. A semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric (5)
  8. 13. Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow (7)