Digestive System Crossword Puzzle

About the Digestive System Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers the organs and processes involved in digestion, from chewing food to absorbing nutrients. Look for words such as esophagus, stomach, bile, enzymes, and peristalsis. It is suited to students learning human biology, or anyone reviewing how food moves through the body.

This crossword draws on 42 clues about Digestive System. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Uptake of digested nutrients into blood (10 letters)
• •Nutrient that is a major energy source (12 letters)
• •Breakdown of food into usable substances (9 letters)
• •Energy-rich nutrient found in oils and butter (3 letters)
• •Final section of the small intestine (5 letters)
• •Food's entryway into the digestive tract (5 letters)
• •Wave-like contractions that move food along (11 letters)
• •Muscular pouch where food mixes with acid (7 letters)

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