Digestive Enzymes and Secretions Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• bile: produced by the liver to emulsifies fats
• lactase : converts lactose into glucose and galactose
• hydrochloric acid: produced by the stomach to denature proteins and convert pepsinogen
• nuclease : breaks down nucleic acids into nucleotides
• pepsin : breaks down proteins into peptides
• sucrase : converts sucrose into glucose and fructose
• mucus: protects the stomach mucosa
• lipase : breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol
• enterokinase : activates trypsinogen to trypsin in the duodenum
• amylase : converts starch into maltose
• rennin : curdles milk protein in neonates to help with digestion
• gastrin : hormone that stimulates gastric acid secretion
• bicarbonate: produced by the pancreas to neutralise the ph of chyme
• trypsin : converts peptides and other proteins to amino acids
• maltase : converts maltose into glucose