Endocrine Review
Across
- 5. tumor of the adrenal medulla
- 7. mineral regulated by parathyroid hormone
- 11. excessive urination
- 12. short stature due to too little growth hormone in childhood
- 13. disorder of too much antidiuretic hormone
- 14. ovarian hormone that sustains pregnancy
- 17. pancreatic cells that produce insulin
- 18. inhibits growth hormone
- 20. allows cells to take up glucose from the blood
Down
- 1. hormone responsible for sodium reabsorption
- 2. organ that controls the function of the pituitary gland
- 3. hormone responsible for milk let-down
- 4. autoimmune hyperthyroidism
- 6. epinephrine and norepinephrine
- 8. increases blood glucose via gluconeogenesis
- 9. build up in blood when fatty acids broken down for energy
- 10. disease caused by hypocortical functioning
- 15. type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy
- 16. protrusion of the eyeballs due to increased tissue behind the eyes
- 19. pancreatic cells that release glucagon