Endocrine System Review
Across
- 6. gland that secretes cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline
- 7. master gland
- 10. gland that secretes insulin and glucagon
- 11. disorder of too much growth hormone
- 13. another name for noradrenaline
- 15. hormone that stimulates fight or flight response, 20% of excretion from adrenal gland
- 16. Hormone that stimulates metabolic rates in all cells
- 17. gland that secretes thyroxine
- 18. type of diabetes that is genetic, pancreas does not secrete enough insulin
Down
- 1. gland that secretes growth hormone and oxytocin
- 2. Hormone that stimulates connection, contraction of uterus, and letdown of milk in nursing mothers
- 3. hormone that stimulates fight or fight response, 80% of excretion from adrenal gland
- 4. hormone released when blood sugar is low
- 5. type of diabetes where cells are resistant to insulin
- 8. hormone released when blood sugar is high
- 9. another name for adrenaline
- 12. stress hormone that suppresses immune system
- 14. hormone that stimulates cells to grow