ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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Across
  1. 2. Hormone that helps absorb calcium from the gut
  2. 3. Hormone that regulates metabolism
  3. 4. Gland that produces estrogen and progesteron
  4. 5. Disorder due to underactive thyroid
  5. 8. Which hormone increases blood glucose
  6. 9. Gland that produces melatonin
  7. 13. Hormone involved in uterine contractions and milk ejection
  8. 15. Hormone that promotes red blood cell formation
  9. 16. Enzyme secreted by kidney to regulate blood pressure
  10. 18. Condition caused by growth hormone excess in adults
  11. 19. Peptide from heart that inhibits renin release
Down
  1. 1. Hormone that helps in long-term stress adaptation
  2. 6. Hormone that promotes sleep-wake cycles
  3. 7. Disorder caused by insulin deficiency
  4. 9. Gland that produces insulin and glucagon
  5. 10. Disorder caused by cortisol excess
  6. 11. Hormone that increases blood pressure via vasoconstriction
  7. 12. Gland that produces corticosteroids
  8. 14. Hormone that prepares the body for stress (fight or flight)
  9. 17. Anterior pituitary is controlled by ____ hormones