Heat Effects on Body Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• cardiac drift : increase in heart rate during prolonged exercise in the heat
• vascular shunting : redistribution of blood flow around the body to essential areas
• electrolytes : essential minerals that help to carry electrical charge for muscle contraction
• sweating : body function that helps to regulate body temperature/release of salty fluid from skin
• thermoregulation : the process which allows the body to maintain its internal core temperature
• thermoreceptor : sensory receptor that detects an increase in core body temperature
• dehydration : loss of water in the body tissues. largely caused by sweating
• acclimatisation : the pre- competiton process where individuals adapt their body systems to a change in the environmental conditions
• hyperthermia : significantly raised core body temperature