Endocrine Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. type 1 diabetes is caused by a deficiency of this
  2. 4. specialized cells which secrete hormones that regulate glucose metabolism
  3. 8. butterfly shaped gland inferior to the larynx
  4. 9. inferior to the stomach and possesses both endocrine and exocrine functions
  5. 11. 75% of the weight of the pituitary
  6. 12. almond-shaped glands in the abdominopelvic cavity
Down
  1. 1. part of the brain which houses the hypothalamus, the pituitary and the pineal
  2. 2. hormone that decreases blood calcium levels
  3. 5. cells that secrete leptin and resistin
  4. 6. the "fat controller"; inhibits hunger
  5. 7. promotes lactation or milk production in pregnant females
  6. 10. known as the stress hormone