endocrine system
Across
- 2. all the chemical reactions that happen in the body
- 3. glands found at the top of your kidneys
- 4. hormone that allows glucose to move from your blood into cells
- 6. called the "fight or flight" hormone
- 8. a hormone released by the thyroid
- 10. chemicals released into the blood
- 12. gland the size of a marble found at the base of the cerebrum
- 15. butterfly-shaped gland found in the throat
Down
- 1. when someone doesn't make enough insulin
- 5. a system that uses chemicals to control body systems
- 7. gland found behind your stomach makes insulin
- 9. human growth hormone made by the pituitary gland
- 11. four pea-sized glands located at the back of your thyroid
- 13. element found in seafood; is also added to salt
- 14. enlarged thyroid is called this