Endocrine System
Across
- 5. relays messages from the cortex and cerebellum
- 6. exocrine gland that helps the body in food digestion, but also serves as an endocrine gland that regulates blood sugar
- 9. glands only present in males, that secrete testosterone in the body as well as produce sprerm.
- 10. hollow tube in the neck that connects the larynx to the lung’s bronchi
- 11. glands in the body that produce a hormone that regulates the body calcium and phosphoras balance
- 12. two organs in the body that filter blood and urine in the body allying the compost of extra fluid and urine
- 15. brain structure that regulates movement, body posture, and balance
- 16. bundle of axons in the brain that connect the right and left hemispheres
- 17. organ in the body that has oxygen enter and later releases carbon dioxide, allowing breathing to occur
- 18. area in the female body that the ovum attaches to as it becomes an embryo until giving birth
Down
- 1. gland that regulates development of immune system in the body
- 2. organ that pumps blood to the lungs and all around the extremities of the body
- 3. gland responsible for lactation in women; located in female breast that respond in puberty to estrogen release.
- 4. anterior area of the brain that controls complex cognitive action, personalities, making difficult decisions, and social behavior.
- 5. gland that releases hormones that stimulate other glands such as the adrenal glands, as well as regulate growth and the metabolism
- 7. gland that releases hypothalamic hormones that stimulate other pituitary hormones
- 8. gland that produces hormones of estrogen and progesterone for reproduction; they produce eggs for reproduction
- 9. gland that regulates bone growth , digestive function, muscle control, brain deelopment, and produces the hormone thyroxine
- 13. glands that are located on top of the kidneys that produce cortisol, which allows the body to process stress.
- 14. gland in the brain that secretes melatonin and regulates the sleep cycle