Marathon Runner Vocabulary

1. The process where oxygen is carried into arteries and carbon dioxide is carried away through veins.
3. An over-reaction of the immune system where too many white blood cells attack the body's own tissues.
4. Too low blood glucose.
5. Balancing the concentration of solutes (like urea and salt) in the blood and cells.
8. The mechanism to balance sugar levels in the blood.
9. The process of bringing the human body skin/internal temperature back to normal.
10. A hormone produced by the pancreas that triggers cells to take in glucose from the bloodstream.
13. White blood cells using chemical signaling to warn of and fight infection.
14. Too high blood glucose.
15. A condition of too low Oxygen (O2) saturation.
17. The state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems.
18. A chronic condition where cells do not receive glucose effectively due to insulin resistance or lack of insulin.
19. Too high plasma sodium levels.
20. A byproduct of anaerobic respiration in animal cells.

2. A hormone that triggers the breakdown of stored energy (glycogen) to release glucose into the blood.
6. Lower-energy producing process used when oxygen is scarce.
7. A condition where the body has too few white blood cells.
11. The energy currency of the cell produced during respiration.
12. High-energy producing process that uses oxygen to break down glucose.
15. Too low plasma sodium levels.
16. Too low body temperature.