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Across

3. – A tennis serve that scores immediately
6. – Nutrient that builds and repairs muscles
8. – Fastest swimming stroke
10. – Mineral that strengthens bones
11. – Sport played with a shuttlecock
12. – Releasing air from the lungs
13. – Tube that carries food from mouth to stomach
16. – Receiving the ball
18. – Basic unit of life
23. – Process of turning food into energy
24. – Organ that filters waste from blood
26. – Strong hit in volleyball
27. – Ability to change direction quickly
28. – Sport of riding bicycles in a race
31. – Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
34. – Drinking enough water for the body
36. – Overall health and ability to exercise
39. – Tissue connecting muscle to bone
42. – Ability to move fast
43. – Person who enforces rules in a game
44. – Number of players on the field per soccer team
45. – Race where runners pass a baton
46. – Muscle at the back of the lower leg
48. – Movement of blood through the body
49. – Tube where nutrients are absorbed
50. – Protective gear for the head
52. – Sport done in a pool
54. – Sport played by shooting hoops
56. – Tissue connecting bone to bone
58. – Flexible tissue that cushions joints
59. – A 42-kilometer race
60. – Beat felt from heart pumping
63. – Place where two bones meet
64. – Bouncing the ball in basketball
66. – Quick move to avoid an opponent
69. – Ability to do work or move
70. – Bone that protects the brain
71. – Sport that uses gloves and punches
72. – Net sport played with rackets
73. – Organ that cleans the blood and helps digestion
76. – Organ that helps digest food
77. – Ability to stay steady and not fall
78. – Sport played with a bat and ball on a diamond
79. – Gas needed for survival and exercise
80. – Lower chamber of the heart
81. – Exercises done before activity to prepare the body
82. – Upper chamber of the heart
83. – Ability to bend and stretch easily
87. – Taking air into the lungs
89. – Moving at a steady pace on foot
90. – Sugar used for energy
92. – Muscle that helps you breathe
93. – Person who trains athletes
94. – Running at a slow steady pace
95. – Protective gear for knees
96. – Warning given in soccer

Down

1. – Muscle at the front of the thigh
2. – Throwing the ball to a teammate
4. – International sports event held every four years
5. – Muscle at the front of the upper arm
7. – Swelling and redness after injury
8. – A violation of rules in sports
9. – Muscle shortening to create movement
14. – Body part used to shoot in basketball
15. – Swimming stroke done on the back
17. – Exercises done after activity to relax the body
19. – Injury caused by tearing a ligament
20. – Smallest blood vessels
21. – Equal score in a game
22. – Nerve cell that sends messages in the body
25. – Injury caused by overstretching a muscle
29. – Sport with vault, beam, and floor routines
30. – Start of a soccer game
32. – Movement that lengthens muscles
33. – A point scored in soccer
35. – Waste removed through sweat and urine
36. – Body part used to kick in soccer
37. – Body’s way of cooling down
38. cord – Nerve bundle connecting brain to body
40. – Movement of air in and out of lungs
41. – Blood cells that help stop bleeding
47. – Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
50. – Organ that pumps blood
51. – Number of players on the court per basketball team
53. – Muscle at the back of the thigh
54. – Liquid that carries oxygen and nutrients
55. – Organ that helps control blood sugar
57. – Tiny air sacs in the lungs
61. – Organs used for breathing
62. – Ability to keep going without getting tired
65. – Net sport with six players per team
67. – Largest organ of the body
68. – Chemical messengers that control body functions
74. – Bones that protect the heart and lungs
75. – Close-range basketball shot
84. – Body’s control center
85. – Place where baseball or soccer is played
86. – Forearm pass in volleyball
88. – Sport played with sticks and a puck
91. – Place where basketball is played