Unit 1: You and your health

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Across
  1. 3. hardened plaque that hurts gum health
  2. 7. a state of well-being or balanced health over a long period of time
  3. 10. a chemical that helps prevent tooth decay
  4. 12. a personal feeling or belief
  5. 13. taking action in support of a cause
  6. 17. the chance that something harmful may happen to your health and wellness
  7. 19. trustworthy and dependable
  8. 22. choosing to take the right action
  9. 24. threadlike structures that carry genes
  10. 25. a common disorder in which the gums are red and sore and bleed easily
  11. 27. the results of actions
  12. 29. when you make a conscious, active choice not to participate in high-risk behaviors
  13. 30. patterns of behavior that you follow almost without thinking
  14. 31. your body's response to real or imagined dangers or other life events
  15. 32. the basic units of heredity
Down
  1. 1. taking steps to avoid something
  2. 2. the beliefs that guide the way a person lives
  3. 4. layer the layer of fat under your skin
  4. 5. the outermost layer of skin
  5. 6. the collected beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
  6. 8. tiny openings in the skin that allow perspiration to escape
  7. 9. a thin, sticky film that builds up on teeth and leads to tooth decay
  8. 11. various methods of communicating information
  9. 14. standards on which to base your decisions
  10. 15. a combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being
  11. 16. the way you act in many different situations and events in your life
  12. 18. substance that gives skin its color
  13. 20. the exchange of information through the use of words or actions
  14. 21. all the living and nonliving things that surround you
  15. 23. the passing on of traits from parents to their biological children
  16. 26. the skin’s inner layer
  17. 28. follicles small sacs on the dermis from which hair grows