Across
- 7. Individual gas contribution to total atmospheric pressure
- 8. Cells that increase during altitude adaptation
- 9. Movement of oxygen from lungs into bloodstream
- 10. Altitude adaptation increasing red blood cell production
- 12. Olympic sport involving rapid ventilation and maximal effort
- 14. Law stating pressure and volume are inversely related
- 18. Olympic sport most directly affected by water pressure
- 19. Gas that remains 21 percent of the atmosphere
- 20. High elevation above sea level
Down
- 1. Ability to sustain prolonged aerobic activity
- 2. Force exerted by gas molecules
- 3. Increase in breathing rate during intense exercise
- 4. Oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells
- 5. Type of pressure exerted by water
- 6. Long-distance Olympic race most affected by altitude
- 11. Process of drawing air into the lungs
- 13. Gas that builds up during intense exercise and stimulates breathing
- 15. Law stating each gas contributes to total pressure
- 16. Metabolism primarily used by marathon runners
- 17. Metabolism primarily used by sprinters