Health and Fitness Crossword Puzzles
Consequences of a Poor Diet
malnutrition : a serious condition that happens when your diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients?, obesity : being very overweight, with a lot of …
Improving Eating Habits
taste: one of the main attractions in unhealthy foods, grassroots: level at which changing attitudes to food must be directed, marketing: a major influence on …
Ergonomics
height : the _______ of your desk should be at elbow level when sitting, force : the more _____ required for a task, the greater the risk, muscle : alternate …
The Heart
cardiac : what muscle in the heart made out of?, pulmonary artery : what leads to the lungs?, aorta : where does the oxygenated blood leave the heart?, …
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 : …
Exercise
exercise : this is one thing you can do to stay healthy, walk : you can exercise by taking a ___ in the park, hike : you can ___ in the mountains, swim : you …
Shockable Rhythms
lidocaine : class ib anti-arrhythmic, epinephrine : administered every 3-5 minutes after initial shock without rosc, alps : study that showed higher survival …
Pharmacy and Well-being
cyanocobalamin: b12, cortisol: hormone associated with stress, generics: non-brand name drugs are called, vacation: people go on these at least once per year …
Psych Nursing Pharmacology
ssris : abbreviation for the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, pregabalin : generic name for lyrica, an anticonvulsant medication used for the …
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 …
Medical
flue: one of the most resiliant diseases., dysentery: a lack of cleaning., injury: you feel pain from it., nausea: you have this before you puke., fracture: …
Down Syndrome
chromosomal : down syndrome is a _______ disorder, intellectual : causes delays in physical and ______ development, thirty five : women over the age of ________ …
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 …
Infection Control
disinfectants : these are chemical products that destroy most bacteria ( excluding spores), fungi, and viruses on surfaces., bacilli : these are short, …
Immune System
antibody: a protective protein produced by the immune system in response to the antigen, bone marrow: the soft, flexible connective tissue within bone cavities. …
Immunity and The Immune System
mucus: traps microbes , lymphocyte: type of white blood cell that produces antibodies, immunity: the body's ability to defend itself against disease causing …
Physical Activity
frequency: how often you train, intensity: how hard you train, aerobic: body uses oxygen to work the muscles, time: how long you train , anaerobic: body does …
Physical Education (staying healthy)
vigorous : football is considered a moderate to _____________ intensity activity., exercise : ______________ daily may help to prevent gaining extra weight., …
General Healthful Diet
dietitian : if i have any questions about my diet i should ask to talk to my ___________., half : how much of your grains should be whole grains?, dairy : move …
Health promotion
health: the complete physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, tac: health promotion program which aims at …
Anemia
erythrocytes : red blood cells, also known as __________, carry oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout body., reticulocytes : erythrocytes that mature from …
