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Title	Instructions / Description	Sample Puzzle Hints	Difficulty
Dental Terminology	Infection Control	issues and enforced guidelines for infection control. type of immunity obtained from vaccinations. bacteria that require oxygen to live. symptoms observed by someone other than the patient. bacteria that do NOT need oxygen for survival.	Hard
Developing Muscular Fitness		Exercise in which the muscle contracts but does not change length.. For progressive overload, you may increased the number of lifts, or __________, performed.. Muscular __________ is the ability to apply force rapidly.. These types of muscle fibers have high aerobic capacity, low power, and are recruited for endurance events.. This type of contraction involves a lengthening of the muscle..	Big
Diabetes		Every Type 2 Diabetic should have a ...? of their own for regular testing. About 10-15% of all Diabetes are Type ...?. Diabetes is Australias fastest growing ...? Disease. Type 1 Diabetes most likely has ...? causes. Lifestyle Risk factor for Type 2 Diabetes?.	Adult
Diabetes		oral anti-diabetic that inhibits production of glucose by the liver. microvascular damage to the eye. This type of diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by deficiency of insulin production and increased insulin resistance. a macrovascular complication of diabetes. elevated blood glucose.	Hard
Diabetes		makes insulin. injects insulin into the body. injects insulin into the body. what glucose needs to get into. the cells that make insulin in the pancreas.	Big
Diabetes		Where Insulin is made.. Where the body's cell's attack each other.. Where extra Glucose is stored and is sent out when there is a shortage of Glucose in the blood stream.. Is in the Pancreas and makes Insulin.. The amount of Glucose in your blood..	Big
Diabetes		The organ responsible for making insulin . A liquid used to treat low blood sugar . When you are ill it is important that you drink _______. When blood sugar falls below 70. A form of diabetes in which the pancreas makes littl in sulin or you body cannot use the insulin it does make .	Older Children
Diabetes	Can you find the following diabetes words?	physician. needle. a person or thing that educates. your abnormal reaction of the body to a previously encountered allergen . the blood flowing through a circulatory system.	Big
Diabetes	Please complete the following wordsearch	is the speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute . the pressure of the blood in the circulatory system. another phrase for type 2 diabetes. another phrase for type 2 diabetes. medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury.	Big
Diabetes: Type 1		A type of way to inject Insulin into yourself . The organ that makes Insulin, needed to convert glucose to energy. An experimental way to cure Diabetes. A sugar foun din the blood that is the bodys main energy source. When your Blood sugar level is to low.	Hard
Diabetics		a health care professional who advises people about meal planning, weight control and diabetes management.. unit representing the energy provided by food. a condition in which the number of red blood cells is less than normal . an extra amount of insulin taken to cover an expected rise in blood glucose . causing diabetes.	Hard
Diet and Health		how many chambers are there in the heart. which organ is known as the body's chemical factory. When one is unable to digest milk sugar, one has a ............. intolerance. another word for high blood sugar. high blood pressure.	Older Children
Digestion		secretes enzymes that break down separated fats also secretes insulin. helps move glucose into the blood. secretes bile into small intestine. secreted by liver and separates fats so they can be broken down by enzymes. this is where the body absorbs all food, vitamins, fluid and minerals.	Older Children
Disease		Tumors which are cancerous. Chemicals in the body that cause the symptoms of the allergic reaction. A disease that prevents the body from converting food into energy. Tiny one celled organisms. Any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body and mind.	Hard
Diseases		One of the most common STD's in the US. Examples of this are hypertension, atherosclerosis, and heart disease. A common method of prevention for STD's. A disease of the liver. A disease-causing microorganism.	Hard
Disorders of the lower Respiratory Tract	Complete puzzle using the clues.	used to reduce distress from severe pleural effusion. Runny nose. Respiratory membrane secretion.. Absence of respirations.. Smoking is a _____________factor for lung cancer..	Hard
Disorders of the Skin		Deficiency in perspiration, often result of fever or certain skin diseases. Fatty layer supplies skin with oxygen and nutrients SUDORIFEROUS GLANDS Sweat. Most serious form of skin cancer; often characterized by black or dark brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in texture, jagged, or raised. Congenital leukoderma or absence of melanin pigment of the body, including the skin, hair, and eyes. Crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis, such as chapped hands or lips.	Very Difficult
Diversity		Oldest and most abundant organisms on earth. Single celled. Some animals have a fluid-filled body cavity called a _______. Caused by water and dissolved minerals which pushes sap up the xylem. The evolutionary development of a group of organisms . Closely related to prokaryotes but are not classified because they are not considered living.	Hard
Do you know Osteoporosis?		Sport to strengthen lower body. Muscles and bones work against gravity. Disease causing bones to thin. Small women. Lowers estrogen levels.	Hard
Drug Abbreviations		twice a day. right now. bedtime. quantity sufficient. subcutaneous.	Teenage
Drugs		after prohibition ended, this substance became public enemy #1. prejudice against this group of immigrants was a driving force of the Temperance movement. stimulant that produces effects by blocking monoamine receptors. this act of legislation created a tax on the sale of opioids and cocaine. this organ is responsible for removing drugs from the body.	Hard
Drugs	no spaces or dashes	generic name for Avapro. generic name for Inderal. Brand name for labetalol. generic name for Tenormin. generic name for Inhibace.	Big
Eating Disorder		This abbreviation is used as the name of the most generalized category of mental illnesses.. Despite the general belief they only affect young women, eating disorders affect people of all _________.. This is one of the most effective forms of treatment, often involving one-on-one counseling.. Differing from the belief eating disorders only involve food, this can be a serious symptom of an eating disorder. It comes after the word over.. This is one of the most generalized forms of mental illness, often expressed physically through stunted growth..	Big
Eating Disorders		Eats excessively and purges food later on by use of laxatives, diet pills, or excessive exercise.. Otherwise not specified. May have many, but not all characteristics of the other disorders.. Victims of eating disorder can avoid or excessively consume this.. A person's ____ _____ is altered greatly if he or she is under the influence of the four types of eating disorders. . Eats excessively but does not purge food..	Teenage
Eating Disorders	Solve the Crossword Puzzle	physical activity to become stronger and healthier.. The power to direct. . loss of appetite for food, and an obsessive disire to lose weight by refusing to eat.. pieces of hard, white tissue that makes up the skeletal system in a human body. . a condition of being unhealthy in your body or mind..	Big
Ebola Symptoms		Form in the arteries, restricting flow of blood to organs. What a mix of black granules and arterial blood is called. What Ebola destroys more thoroughly than Marburg. How the organs are when the patient dies. Percent of victims that die from Ebola Sudan once infected.	Hard
Effects of Violence		Constantly sad. Causing death to yourself. Repeatedly ignored. Deeply distressing or disturbing experience. Instigator of conflict.	Big
Emergency Medicine Roles		manage and interpret. organize and support. coordination of care and administer. comfort and care. stabilize and treat.	Big
Emphysema		Not only air flow but ___ flow is also affected.. The ____ function is impared resulting in air trapping.. The lung tissues involved in exchange of gases is impared or __.. ___ emphysema destroys the entire alveolus.. ____ lung tissue looks like an old used sponge..	Older Children
Enrocrine System Disorders		When your body is exposed to high levels of the hormone cortisol for a long time. Characterized by intense thirst, despite the drinking of fluids, and the excretion of large amounts of urine. Is a rare, usually noncancerous tumor that develops in cells in the center of an adrenal gland. Rare condition that causes abnormal growth in adults. Person has some or all of the physical traits of a woman, but the genetic makeup of a man.	Hard
Essential Nutrients		Fibrinogen īn stare solidă. Partea lichidă a sāngelui. Substanţe de natură proteică care distrug sau inactivează bacteriile și proteinele eterogene. Celulele sangvine suspendate īn plasma. Legătură chimică nestabilă a Hemoglobinei cu bioxidul de carbon (CO2).	Hard
Exercise	Use the handout to answer the crossword puzzle.	Exercise makes your heart __________.. 'with air'. Exercise strengthens _____________.. Aerobic Exercise. Simples __________, such as touching your toes,.	Older Children
Exercise		Need a bike for this.. Need only comfortable shoes for this.. Need a racquet and ball for this. Usually palayed on a special court.. Need long sticks, a small ball.and a large outdoor area.. Need a table, small bats and balls..	Older Children
Exercise		The act, sport, or technique of riding or racing on a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.. A roller skate.. A game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players, each team playing alternately in the field and at bat, the players at bat having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score.. likes a tennis but play on table. A Japanese art of self-defense in which sharp blows and kicks are administered to pressure-sensitive points on the body of an opponent..	Big
Exercise		a squat thrust with an additional stand between reps, is a full body exercise used in strength training and as an aerobic exercise. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and extend your arms parallel to the floor. Circle your arms forward using small controlled motions, gradually making the circles bigger until you feel a stretch in your triceps. is a running test used to estimate an athlete's aerobic capacity. The test requires participants to run 20 meters back and forth across a marked track keeping time with beeps. an isometric core strength exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to a push-up for the maximum possible time.. is a form of interval training, a cardiovascular exercise strategy alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods, until too exhausted to continue. (use Acronym) .	Big
exercise and activity		carry cholesterol to liver for breakdown and excrettion. exercise where body's demand for oxygen is greater than can be available. force of blood against artery walls. decreases liklihood of having accidents and increases quality of life. deposit cholesterol in the body.	Hard
Exercise and Activity		Foot falls down at the ankle (permanent plantar flexion). Turning the joint. Bending of a body part. Movement of a joint to the extent possible without causing pain (3 words). Excessive straightening of a body part.	Big
Exercise Terminology		how fast the heart beats. speed and strength. ability to last. muscle versus fat. no O2.	Big
Family Patterns		A biologist who specialises in genetics. This is an alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation. They are found at the same place as chromosomes.. The alleles are different. Males produce these using Meioisis. They fertilise eggs.. A condition that only needs one mutant gene to appear.	Hard
Family Patterns		A biologist who specializes in genetics. Each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.. Different alleles . The male reproductive cell; the male gamete; 'a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material'. The changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form which may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or.	Hard
Febrile Seizures		________ change in temperature can cause febrile seizures. Fevers help build up a person's _________________. known to fight infection. these are not caused by high fever. Will not decrease the risk of a febrile seizure.	Big
Fever		sickness of the lungs. rude or bold . intense. gastric sickness. harmful or poisonous.	Hard
FIRST AID		Apply pressure.. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.. Clot in artery.. Artificial respiration.. Shortness of breath..	Teenage
First Aid		Blockage in the brain.. Last resort, may lead to amputation.. Explosion of blood, most dangerous. . Coronary arteries are blocked.. Stands for deformity, open wounds, tenderness and swelling..	Older Children
First Aid		you need an appointment to see him. red body liquid. sharp intrument found in the firstaid box. caused by heat from the sun. a bandage that supports an injured arm.	Older Children
First Aid		____-degree brun: a burn that involves all layers of the skin and some underlying tissues. _____ resuscitation: a first aid technique that is used to restore heartbeat and breathing. ______ burn: a burn that occurs when chemicals in a laboratory or in products get on the skin or into the eyes or body. ______ breathing: a way of breathing air into an unconscious victim. Universal _____: a warning that a person has difficulty breathing.	Very Difficult
First Aid	Complete the crossword below	A plastered item that holds a broken bone together to help it heal. Sharp tools that cut through things like paper, bandages etc. A Liquid that is wiped on a burn to help it not blister but to heal. A sticky bandage used to cover minor cuts and scrapes. White stretchy material that wraps around a infected or cut area .	Big
First Aid		Antiseptic wipes or sprays are handy for _______ injuries when there's no clean water nearby. Sanitize before, slip on a pair of latex or non-latex exam gloves, adn sanitize again after treating the ______. Always call 911 for emergency medical assistance _____. are an essential part of any first aid kit. should also prepare to administer first aid in the region they plan to travel.	Big
First Aid	Instruction: Write down the words on the puzzle with given hints. All words are in singular form.	Is usually kept inside the First Aid Kit and used to contain blood. First name of the person who inspired the Red Cross through his book 'A memory of Solferino'. Do this when the person has fainted or during a heart attack. A set of materials used for temporary treatment. An organization that provides medical assistance .	Big
First Aid		The ___ ___ law was enacted to encourage people to help others in emergency situations.. Bonus: I have broken ___ bones.. A persons skin color that is flushed, pale, ___, or ashen may be ill.. The lungs reside in the ___ cavity.. A ___ is a cut..	Very Difficult
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