Health and Fitness Crossword Puzzles
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 …
Haemolysis
destruction : what happens to red blood cells in haemolysis? , hemoglobin : what is the medical term for red blood cells? , faulty : defective blood tubing, …
Healthcare System and Insurance
coinsurance: the amount of money you pay after you meet your deductible for the year., speech: ____________ pathology - identify, evaluate, and treat …
Patient Positioning
supine: the most frequently used position for surgical procedures, tucking: positioning of arms at side with draw sheet, under body: location of draw sheet when …
Basics of Disease and Immunity
atrophy: a decrease in size of cells as a result of age or disease, benign tumor: tumors that only grow in one place, hyperplasia: an increase in the number of …
Upper and Lower Respiratory Diseases
tuberculosis: highly contagious bacterial infection caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, nasopharyngitis: mild viral infection, influenza: a viral infection of …
Face & Neck Injuries
retina : part of the eye where images are projected., eustachian : ___________ tube that connects the middle ear to the oropharynx., lens : transparent part of …
Sports and Fitness
balance : holding the center of mass over the base of support, reaction time : how long it takes for the body to react to a stimuli, flexibility : the range of …
The Circulatory System
arteries : these blood vessels take blood away from the heart., red blood cells : these blood cells contain haemoglobin which binds oxygen, plasma : this …
Common Childhood Illness
whooping cough : snuffly cold, spasmodic sough with whooping sound and vomiting, dysentery : vomiting, diarrheoa with blood, and mucusm abdominal pain fever and …
Healthy
carbohydrates : starches found in fruits and veg, healthy : eating your fruit and veg will make you...., water : you drink it, exercise : you should get 60 …
Understanding Nutrition Facts Label (senior)
percentage dv : how much nutrient in a serving of the food contributes to a total daily diet, added sugars : examples are sucrose and dextrose, foods packaged …
Chiropractic
chiropractors : what kind of health care professionals treat herniated discs?, five : how many divisions are there in vertebral column, cervical : medical name …
Vitamin D
whole milk : tropical fruit oval shaped, eggs : i'm located near the cheese in the grocery store, margarine : better then butter, egg yolk : you can find me on …
Memory
retrieval: a word that describes how we get a memory back, acoustically: sound information is encoded this way., semantic: memories which are concerned with …
Nursing Considerations
holistic : using a ____ approach during the dying process addresses physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patient and family., delirium : patients with …
Body Systems and Homeostasis
lytic cells : occurs when a virus has an infected cell, antibodies : a blood protein, hormones : body's chemical messengers, t cells : a type of white blood …
