Chapter 17 Adrenal Glands
Across
- 2. 90% of cases, symptoms are mild, usually occurs in obese people over 35
- 3. Acinar Cells
- 4. network secretes androgens DHEA
- 7. (17%) secrete glucagon
- 8. acts to lower blood glucose
- 9. release by hepatocytes raises blood glucose
- 12. little bundle secretes glucocorticoids Cortisol
- 13. gland that is superior to the kidney
- 14. insulin dependent, cellular metabolism is similar to starvation, build up of ketones & decrease in blood pH is Ketoacidosis, can cause death
- 16. (7%) secrete somatostatin
- 17. (70%) secrete insulin
- 19. major region of the adrenal gland subdivided into 3 zones
Down
- 1. high blood glucose
- 5. low blood glucose
- 6. belt and little ball secretes mineralocorticoids Aldosterone
- 10. another name for the adrenal gland
- 11. (6%) secrete pancreatic polypeptide
- 15. in the head is the curvature of the duodenum the body extends across the abdomen with its tail at the spleen
- 16. 9.4% of US population has this. Symptoms urinate a lot, weight loss, wounds slow to heal, dry skin
- 18. Islets of Langerhans