Health and Fitness Crossword Puzzles
Heat Injuries
dehydration : the condition that results when fluids are lost from the body and not replaced, strenuous : requiring or using great exertion, fatigue : weakness …
Muscles and Antagonistic Pairs
gluteals : these muscles cause extension at the hip joint., tricep : this muscle causes extension at the elbow joint., fixator : these muscles are responsible …
Pharmacy - Medical Abbreviations
headache : h/a, pharmacopeia: the p in usp, drug : the d in fda, intensive : the i in icu, pharmacists : the p in ashp, medicare : one m in cms, prescription : …
Bipolar Disorder
bipolar: there are two types of this disorder., depressed: one of the ways someone with bipolar presents is _______. (sad, low self worth), fluctuating: someone …
Infectious Diseases
cholera: contracted from infected water and causing severe vomiting and diarrhoea, aids: human immunodeficiency virus, malaria: caused by a parasite causing …
Healthcare Systems
input: anything that enters a system, object or effort, throughput: process that converts input into final product or service, output: the final product or …
Sugar
brain : the _____ prefers to use glucose for energy, reward : sugar can activate the brain's _____ system, substitutes : sugar _____ taste sweet but contain no …
Fitness and Wellness
reaction time : amount of time it takes to move once you realize the need to act., resting heart rate : number of heartbeats during a period of inactivity, …
Nutrient Basics
homeostasis: maintaining steady state inside your body, amino acids: small links bound together chemically., electrolytes: regulate processes in your cells, …
Microbes, Diseases and Antibiotic Resistance
normal flora : ___________ ___________ are microorganisms, mostly bacteria that continuously inhabited the human body., pathogen : disease-causing …
Disease
acne: a condition resulting from clogged or plugged hair follicles present under the skin, eczema: a group of skin conditions characterized by red, itchy …
Obesity and Famine
bmi: acronym for body mass index., obese: 41.9% of people in the united states from 2017 to 2020 (cdc)., fatfree: a label used to describe foods without any …
Nutrition and Obesity
maintain : to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less, craving : a strong feeling of wanting, wholegrain : (of particular types of …
The Chemistry Behind Stress
eight: hours of sleep a teenager needs, emotional symptoms: depression, panic attacks, other general variants of anxiety and worry, physical symptoms: …
Pediatric Nursing
jaundice : phototherapy is a treatment option for this condition, platelets : these will be low in a child with itp, appearance : the 'a' in the pediatric …
Anatomy and Tissue
dorsal : back half of the body, squamous : flat cells, coronal plane : any slice across the body from side to side, anterior : an other word for ventral, cuboid …
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
vitamin d : the "sunshine vitamin", beta carotene : substance your body converts to vitamin a (hint: carrots), vitamin k : vitamin essential for blood …
Health & Performance
physical: reduced chance of obesity is an example of what type of health, emotional: stress relief is an example of what type of health, muscle girth: the …
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
stool test : a test to investigate bacterial growth and presence of parasites in faeces., digestive system : the area of the body affected by ibs., peppermint …
Weight Management
lpl: enzyme that removes triglycerides from the blood for storage in both adipose tissue and muscle cells, set point: which theory states that the body adjusts …
The Body Systems
tendons: attach muscle to bone, veins: blood vessels that contain valves, vena cava: the biggest vein in the body, ligaments: attach bone to bone, long: a bone …
