Physical Fitness

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Across
  1. 5. a simple sugar that comes from carbohydrates that is used as fuel by the cells in your body (p. 24)
  2. 6. an invisible gas needed by your body to release the energy stored in food (p. 10)
  3. 7. the ability to remain active over a long period of time (staying power) (p. 5)
  4. 11. help turn other nutrients into energy, help build bones, body tissues, blood cells, and protect you from diseases; examples are A,B, C, D, E, and K (p. 25)
  5. 12. gives energy, help build bones, hair, muscles, skin, and replace worn-out cells; also turned into chemicals that help control many different reactions inside your body (p. 24-25)
  6. 13. large blood vessels that has muscles in the walls that contract to help send the blood along (p. 17-8)
  7. 14. should be done before and after you exercise; helps to warm up and loosen muscles so that they can contract better and keeps them from getting stiff after exercise (p. 21-22)
  8. 16. found in butter, cheese, margarine, oil, and meat that are broken down for energy and used to protect your body organs, keep you warm and build nerves that carry messages (p. 25)
  9. 18. special chemicals that work in your brain to make you feel happy; made when you're exercising (p. 22)
  10. 19. each contraction of your heart; the right side sends blood to the lungs to get a new supply of oxygen, whereas the left side pumps oxygen rich blood from lungs to the rest of the body (p. 12)
Down
  1. 1. the throbbing sensation you feel as the muscles contract in the artery walls to send blood along (p. 18)
  2. 2. a network of tubes that carries blood throughout the body to nourish cells (p. 11)
  3. 3. an eating disorder where a person will starve themselves to become thin (p. 30)
  4. 4. describes all the chemical reactions that take place inside your body that determines how well you burn calories (p. 32)
  5. 8. "needing oxygen;" any activity that uses oxygen to power the muscles and works the lungs and heart (p. 16)
  6. 9. state of health that involves the combination of flexibility, strength, endurance and balance (p. 6)
  7. 10. a diet that includes a variety of healthy foods to help you grow strong and stay healthy (p. 23)
  8. 15. a measurement of the amount of energy that food gives you; this energy comes from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats (p. 31)
  9. 17. what your muscles need to do the work of moving your body; it comes from the foods you eat (p. 9)