Chapter 12 Vocabulary
Across
- 1. lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.
- 5. extreme or irrational fear or dislike of anything new or unfamiliar.
- 6. Eat too Much
- 7. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
- 8. a damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, fur, a particular food, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive
- 9. lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough food or not eating enough food containing substances necessary for growth and health.
- 11. a substance present in cereal grains, especially wheat, that is responsible for the elastic texture of dough
Down
- 2. a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.
- 3. a substance that causes an allergic reaction.
- 4. an extreme, often life-threatening allergic reaction to an antigen to which the body has become hypersensitive
- 5. the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth
- 10. a serious condition where your blood glucose level is too high