Endocrine System Review

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Across
  1. 2. The two lobes of this gland are connected medially by an isthmus
  2. 5. Organ that secretes melatonin
  3. 7. Secretes insulin and glucagon
  4. 9. True or False? Endocrine glands have ducts
  5. 10. Calcitonin _______ blood calcium levels
  6. 12. Another term for anterior pituitary gland
  7. 16. One of two hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary gland
  8. 17. The inner portion of the adrenal gland
Down
  1. 1. Released when a person's blood glucose levels are low
  2. 3. Connected to the pituitary via the infundibulum
  3. 4. The adrenal glands sit atop these organs
  4. 6. The act of target cells forming more receptors in response to low hormone levels
  5. 8. Hormone antagonistic to calcitonin
  6. 11. This endocrine gland involved in immunity sits superior to the heart
  7. 13. Which hormone uses humoral stimulation, insulin or epinephrine?
  8. 14. The endocrine system is _______ than the nervous system
  9. 15. A popular second messenger system