Nutrition

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Across
  1. 3. - Essential for digestion, makes up blood plasma, and helps move waste around the body
  2. 8. - Rhythmic, wavelike motion of muscles
  3. 10. - Important for metabolism, tissue building, and regulation of body processes
  4. 12. - Helps form hemoglobin in red blood cells
  5. 13. - Regulate body fluids, contribute to growth, assist in various body functions, and aid in building tissues
  6. 14. - Bones become porous and break easily
  7. 15. - Component of enzymes and insulin
  8. 17. - Helps with cellular metabolism
  9. 20. - Arteries are narrowed by plaque buildup in inner surfaces
Down
  1. 1. - State of poor nutrition
  2. 2. - Capillaries pick up digested nutrients
  3. 4. - Organic molecules that help protect from harmful chemicals
  4. 5. - Starches or sugars
  5. 6. - Essential for repairing tissues
  6. 7. - Process by which the body breaks down food into smaller parts
  7. 9. - Insufficient secretion or use of insulin leading to increased sugar in blood
  8. 11. - High blood pressure
  9. 16. - Nutrients are used for building tissue and providing energy
  10. 18. - Salt
  11. 19. - Fibrous, indigestible form of plant carbohydrate
  12. 21. - Fatty acids needed for growth and development