Digestion: Word Scramble
Read each clue and then unscramble the words in parentheses, writing the answers in the
blanks provided.
1.
Daily food intake should include this material in both soluble and insoluble forms.
(BRIEF) __ __ __ __ __
FIBER
2.
One of the final products of fat digestion.
(TTAFY) __ __ __ __ __ (CDAIS) __ __ __ __ __
FATTY ACIDS
The final product of protein digestion.
(MAION) __ __ __ __ __ (DCASI) __ __ __ __ __
AMINO ACIDS
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The final product of carbohydrate digestion.
(UGLOCES) __ __ __ __ __ __ __
GLUCOSE
What polysaccharides are
(GSRSUA) __ __ __ __ __ __
SUGARS
They catalyze chemical reactions of digestion.
(YESNZEM) __ __ __ __ __ __ __
ENZYMES
Muscular waves that move materials along the digestive tract.
(RPLISITSAES) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
PERISTALSIS
8.
Stored in the gall bladder, this material physically breaks down large globules of fat into
smaller ones.
(LEBI) __ __ __ __
BILE
9.
The major organ of digestion.
(MSLAL) __ __ __ __ __ (TNISTENEI) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
10.
A group of enzymes that chemically digest fats.
(PILSESA) __ __ __ __ __ __ __
LIPASES
11.
Glands that contain digestive enzymes that are secreted into the mouth.
(AILVAYRS) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
SALIVARY
12.
The second of the three sections of the small intestine.
(EUJNJMU) __ __ __ __ __ __ __
The first section of the large intestine.
(SACNENIDG) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
COLON
SMALL INTESTINE
JEJUNUM
13.
(OLONC) __ __ __ __ __ ASCENDING
14.
The name of the structure that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
(SAGEOPUSH) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
ESOPHAGUS
15.
The name for the mixed mass of food and gastric juice in the stomach
(HYEMC) __ __ __ __ __
CHYME
Organs of the Digestive System: Matching rev 12-09
Select the proper terms listed below to match the statements that follow. Write the letter of
the term in the blank.
a.
b.
c.
d.
ilium
liver
colon
gallbladder
e. esophagus
f. duodenum
g. mouth
h. villi
i. pancreas
j. submandibular
k. sublingual
l. parotid
m. tongue
n. teeth
o. jejunum
p. peristalsis
q. stomach
r. large intestine
__D___
1. Stores a substance called bile, which physically breaks down fat droplets.
___A__
2. The third and longest section of the small intestine.
____C_
3. Another name for the large intestine.
__G___4. Limited digestion begins when salivary gland secretions enter this.
__H___
__N___
5. Minute projections extending from the walls of the small intestine and involved in
absorbing products of digestion.
6. Used to cut, tear, and grind food: an adult has 32.
__Q___ 7. Functions include mixing food and serving as a reservoir prior to the food being passed
on to the duodenum.
__J___
8. This pair of salivary glands is located just below the jaw at the back of the mouth.
__E___ 9. When you swallow, muscular movements carry the food along this structure to the
stomach.
__R___
10. This organ absorbs excess water from undigested food prior to its release from the
body as solid waste.
__P___
11. Muscular movements involving the walls of the digestive tract that serve to mix
materials and move them along the tract.
__K___12. This pair of salivary glands is located in the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue.
__F___13. The short section of the small intestine that leaves the stomach.
__M___14. It pushes food to the back of the mouth prior to swallowing.
__B__ 15. This organ produces bile and detoxifies a variety of substances.
__O__
16. The section of the small intestine between the duodenum and ilium.
__I__ 17. Produces digestive juices that are released into the duodenum.
__L__ 18. This pair of salivary glands is located just in front of and below the ears.