| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| digest | to dissolve (food) in the stomach for absorption by the body |
| digests | Break down (food) in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body |
| digesting | Break down (food) in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body |
| digested | Break down (food) in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body |
| digestion | The process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body |
| midgut | a. the middle portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extending to the cecum, functioning in the digestion and absorption of food; the small intestine b. the anterior portion of the arthropod colon |
