Endocrine System Disorders
Across
- 4. Low blood sugar
- 7. High levels of Ca due to enlargement of one or more parathyroid glands that produce excess hormones
- 8. Enlargement of bone structure by excessive growth hormones after puberty
- 9. Enlargement of the thyroid gland because lack of iodine
- 10. High blood sugar
- 12. Characterized by obesity, round face, hyperglycemia and muscle weakness
- 13. genetic disorder that makes an XY fetus unresponsive to male hormones
- 15. Depression that relates to the change of seasons
- 17. Steroid abuse that causes an increased growth of hair
- 18. Deficiency of parathyroid hormone that can cause muscle spasms
- 19. Excessive growth hormones in childhood due to a pituitary tumor
Down
- 1. Severe hypothyroidism in adults that causes low energy, swollen hands and feet, and dry skin
- 2. Excess of androgens produced by the ovaries
- 3. Darkening of the skin, loss of appetite, mental depression, and weak muscles due to hyposecretion
- 5. Excessive production of aldosterone by adrenal glands which lowers K levels in the blood
- 6. Excessive thirst due to hyposecretion of ADH
- 11. Deficiency of growth hormones that causes slowed growth
- 14. Overactive thyroid gland due to Graves' disease
- 16. Disease in children that reduces mental development and dwarfed physical stature