Fitness
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. ANKLE
A. The sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
2. BACK
B. To draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
3. BREATHE
C. A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment (plural)
4. CALF
D. The property of being physically or mentally strong
5. CYCLING
E. The property of being ___
6. ENDURANCE
F. The power to withstand hardship or stress
7. FLEXIBILITY
G. The underside of footwear or a golf club
8. HEAD
H. Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (plural)
9. JOINTS
I. A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
10. LEGS
J. A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
11. MUSCLES
K. That which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions
12. NECK
L. The part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body
13. PULSE
M. The rate at which the heart beats
14. SOLE
N. The point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (plural)
15. STRENGTH
O. The posterior part of a human body from the neck to the end of the spine
16. TENDONS
P. Young of domestic cattle
17. TOES
Q. A structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion (plural)
18. WRIST
R. One of the digits of the foot (plural)