Disorders of the Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 6. when your parathyroid glands create too much parathyroid hormone in the bloodstream
  2. 8. occurs when 1 or more of your parathyroid glands are underactive
  3. 10. adult, myxedema
  4. 11. occurs when your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine
  5. 14. a condition in which one or both adrenal glands produce too much of the hormone aldosterone
  6. 15. an X-linked recessive condition resulting in a failure of normal masculinization of the external genitalia in chromosomally male individuals
  7. 16. child, gigantism
  8. 17. Cushing's syndrome
  9. 18. a condition in which your blood sugar (glucose) level is lower than normal
  10. 19. child, cretinism
  11. 20. diabetes insipidus
Down
  1. 1. hirsutism,steroid "rages"
  2. 2. depression associated with late autumn and winter and thought to be caused by a lack of light.
  3. 3. a complex network of glands and organs
  4. 4. adult, gigantism
  5. 5. diabetes mellitus, high blood glucose
  6. 7. irregular growth of the thyroid gland
  7. 9. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder characterized by an excess of androgens produced by the ovaries.
  8. 12. child, pituitary dwarfism
  9. 13. Addison's disease