Across
- 4. The elevated breathing helps to remove carbon dioxide and ______ acid, which is a mild poison
- 5. One of your bodies responses to exercise helping to cool down.
- 7. Exercise causes the muscles to use more _________.
- 9. It beats faster and pumps blood around the body faster.
- 10. ________ is released, which causes the cells to burn up more oxygen.
- 11. A process whereby blood is diverted to the skin, resulting in a red face.
- 12. _______ rate (how quickly your body returns to normal following a period of exercise).
Down
- 1. _______ Volume(the volume of blood pumped per beat).
- 2. Our muscles work harder during exercise, causing them to use up more oxygen and draw on stores of _______.
- 3. During exercise, the circulatory system’s most important function is __________.
- 6. The body does not only lose water during exercise – it also loses important salts called __________.
- 8. A step test that gives a good indication of recovery rate.