Health Education HOSA - Understanding Aging

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Across
  1. 2. - measurements of the body's basic functions (hint: heart rate is one of them in the category, and starts with a "v")
  2. 6. - a process occurring over time that makes the body older (years of age increasing and body systems changing)
  3. 7. - deep structure within the brain that secretes hormones from the pituitary gland which regulates aging
  4. 8. - genetic makeup/structure for born traits and features
  5. 10. - basic unit/structure of life
  6. 13. - self-regulating process helping the body's stability and adjustment for survival
Down
  1. 1. - specific light that damages our cells and increases disease risk when exposed to these rays
  2. 3. - defines how an individual ages, how different parts of the body age at different rates
  3. 4. - the mental and physical state/well-being
  4. 5. - a short band of tough fibrous connective tissue that helps with joint connecting bones
  5. 9. - compound structure at the end of chromosomes/protect them (keeps structure of chromosome intact)
  6. 11. - the main part of the cardiovascular system and pumps blood for the function of all parts of the body
  7. 12. - the connection between bones to allow proper function and movement ability