Endocrine Projects

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Across
  1. 5. swelling of the skin and underlying tissues.
  2. 8. your immune system doesn’t recognize your thyroid as your own and attacks it.
  3. 10. excess growth of the body due to an excess of HGH.
  4. 11. causes your metabolism to slow down.
  5. 12. disorder that causes an imbalance of fluids in the body.
  6. 13. cluster of conditions that occur together increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
  7. 14. - excess of glucose in the bloodstream, often associated with diabetes mellitus.
Down
  1. 1. develops when your pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone.
  2. 2. - occurs when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones
  3. 3. disorder in which the body does not produce enough or respond normally to insulin.
  4. 4. caused by overproduction of thyroid hormones.
  5. 6. caused by being exposed to a high level of cortisol over time.
  6. 7. blood sugar is lower than normal.
  7. 9. disorder in which the adrenal glands don’t produce enough hormones.