Endocrine system
Across
- 3. acts antagonistically to insulin; produced by the same endocrine organ
- 4. FSH and ____ are anterior pituitary hormones that regulate the ovarian cycle
- 6. ACTH, FSH, LH and ______ are tropic hormones
- 7. Hypothalamic hormone important in regulating water balance
- 11. estrogen and ___________ directly regulate the menstrual uterine cycle
- 12. necessary if glucose is to be taken up by body cells
- 13. helps to protect the body during long term stressful situations
Down
- 1. adrenal cortex hormone involved in regulating salt levels of body fluids
- 2. basal metabolic hormone
- 5. program T lymphocytes
- 8. ___________ and oxtocin are hormones needed for milk production and ejection
- 9. short-term stress hormone; aids fight or flight respone; increases blood flow
- 10. most important hormone regulating the amount of calcium circulating in the blood; released when calcium levels drop