Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 2. Female gonads that produce eggs, estrogen, and progesterone
  2. 6. Homeostatic mechanism that shuts off stimulus and maintains stability.
  3. 8. Hormone that lowers blood glucose levels.
  4. 11. hormone that increases blood calcium levels
  5. 12. Hormone released by the thyroid gland that lowers blood calcium levels.
  6. 14. Chemical messengers released by endocrine glands that travel through the bloodstream.
Down
  1. 1. Cells that contain receptors for a specific hormone.
  2. 3. Male gonads that produce testosterone and sperm.
  3. 4. hormone released to increase blood glucose
  4. 5. Type of hormone made from lipids that can pass through cell membranes.
  5. 7. Gland that produces insulin and glucagon.
  6. 9. Gland in the neck that regulates metabolism.
  7. 10. Brain region that links the nervous and endocrine systems.
  8. 13. Type of hormone that binds to receptors on the cell membrane.