Vitamin D Deficiency
Across
- 6. hard but liable to break or shatter easily
- 7. Medical condition where bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue (adults)
- 10. Medical condition caused in children by vitamin D deficiency of calcium in the blood stream
- 11. The color of a person’s skin, especially when abnormal
- 16. What should be considered with frequent exposure to sunlight?
- 17. Relating to the functioning of the skeleton
Down
- 1. A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.
- 2. True or false: Vitamin D is not structurally similar to steroid hormones.
- 3. The state of being exposed to contact with something
- 4. Deficiency of calcium in the bloodstream
- 5. Rickets is also known as?
- 8. The chemical element of atomic number twenty, a soft gray metal.
- 9. A lack or shortage of something
- 12. What age groups are at risk of Osteoporosis?
- 13. A hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in your blood
- 14. A nutrient that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy
- 15. True or false: Vitamin D Deficiency is preventable.
- 16. A ray of light from the sun
- 17. Vitamin D is responsible for the color of the?