The Digestive System Word Search
This The Digestive System word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: STOMACH, ESOPHAGUS, INTESTINE, LIVER, PANCREAS, GALLBLADDER, SALIVA, ENZYME, DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, NUTRIENT, PROTEIN.
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The Digestive System word list, defined
- STOMACH /ˈstʌmək/ · noun; verb
- The stomach is the muscular organ in the abdomen where food is digested. As a verb, to stomach something means to tolerate or accept it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult. Related: abdomen, belly, gut, tolerate.
- ESOPHAGUS /ɪˈsɒf.ə.ɡəs/ · noun
- The muscular tube that connects the throat (pharynx) to the stomach, through which swallowed food and liquid pass. Related: gullet, oesophagus, food pipe, swallowing tube.
- INTESTINE /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/ · noun
- The hollow, muscular organ of the digestive tract extending from the stomach to the anus. In general use, “intestines” commonly refers to the digestive tract as a whole. Related: bowel, gut, entrails, guts.
- LIVER /ˈlɪvə(r)/ · noun
- The liver is the large glandular organ that processes nutrients, produces bile, stores energy, and helps remove harmful substances from the blood. In everyday use, the word can also refer to this organ as food.
- PANCREAS /ˈpæŋ.kri.əs/ · noun
- The pancreas is a glandular organ situated behind the stomach that produces digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon, which help regulate blood glucose. Related: gland, organ.
- GALLBLADDER /ˈɡɔːlˌblædər/ · noun
- A small pear-shaped sac-like organ in the human body, situated beneath the liver, that stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver before releasing it into the small intestine to aid the digestion of fats. Related: bile vesicle, cholecyst (clinical term), biliary reservoir.
- SALIVA /səˈlaɪvə/ · noun
- A watery, usually clear liquid produced by the salivary glands in the mouth. It moistens food and begins the process of digestion. Related: spit, spittle.
- ENZYME /ˈɛnzaɪm/ · noun
- A protein produced by living cells that acts as a biological catalyst, speeding up specific chemical reactions in the body without itself being consumed or permanently altered. Related: biocatalyst, catalyst, ferment (archaic).
- DIGESTION /daɪˈdʒɛstʃən/ · noun
- The process by which the body breaks down food into smaller components that can be absorbed and used for energy, growth, and repair. More broadly, the act of mentally absorbing or processing information. Related: assimilation, absorption, metabolism, breakdown.
- ABSORPTION /əbˈzɔːrpʃən/ · noun
- The process by which one thing takes in or soaks up another, whether a liquid, gas, light, or information; also the state of being completely engrossed in something. Related: assimilation, uptake, soaking up, engrossment.
- NUTRIENT /ˈnjuːtriənt/ (British); /ˈnuːtriənt/ (US) · noun
- A substance that provides nourishment or is necessary for the growth and survival of an organism. Nutrients include substances such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, and vitamins. Related: nourishment, food, substance, vitamin.
- PROTEIN /ˈprəʊtiːn/ (British); /ˈproʊtiːn/ (US) · noun
- A protein is a large organic molecule made of one or more chains of amino acids, produced by living cells and involved in virtually every biological process. In nutrition, protein is the class of nutrient found in foods such as meat, beans, dairy products, and eggs that supplies amino acids to the body.
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