Endocrine Crossword

2. Prolactin secretion is inhibited by _______.
4. Cortisol, aldosterone, and some androgens are released by the adrenal _______.
5. These hormones can be stored in vesicles, enabling the rate of synthesis to be different from the rate of secretion.
8. Hydrophilic hormones act on ________ receptors that are often linked to second messenger pathways.
9. When one hormone requires the presence of another hormone in order to be fully effective.
12. The defining characteristic of diabetes mellitus is __________, which means the patient has excessively high blood glucose levels.
13. When hormones work together to have a combined effect that is greater than what they could have accomplished on their own.
15. Also known as T4, this is the less active form of thyroid hormone.
18. Dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine are all hormones derived from which amino acid?
20. This hormone is released by alpha cells from the pancreas in response to low blood glucose levels.
21. Vasopressin is an example of a hormone released by the _______ pituitary.
23. _________’s disease involves the destruction of the thyroid gland, which results in hypothyroidism.
24. HbA1c is another way to refer to glycolated __________, which at high levels can be a sign of diabetes.
25. These hormones require a carrier protein to circulate in the bloodstream because they are not soluble in plasma on their own.

1. An excess of growth hormone after puberty can lead to this condition.
3. This hormone does not respond to secretions of the anterior pituitary gland; instead, it is released in response to angiotensin II.
6. Managing Type I diabetes involves regular injections of this peptide hormone.
7. A _________ endocrine disorder involves some defect of the hypothalamus.
10. A goiter is an overgrowth of the ________ gland.
11. In untreated diabetes mellitus, metabolic ________ occurs as a result of the liver producing ketone bodies to use as an alternative fuel source.
14. Growth hormone-releasing hormone is inhibited by _________.
16. This hormone amplifies uterine contractions during childbirth and also promotes the release of milk from the mammary glands during breastfeeding.
17. The main catecholamine released by the adrenal medulla.
19. __________-releasing hormone stimulates the release of luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
22. A deficiency of this essential mineral can lead to the development of a goiter.