Endocrine Vocab
Across
- 5. Tool to measure glucose levels in the blood
- 7. Disorder causes hyperglycemia due to low levels of insulin
- 8. Organ that helps maintain sugar levels in the body
- 9. Hormone produced in the ovaries, it controls the menstrual cycle
- 11. "fight or flight" hormone
- 12. A disorder caused by a low levels of Human Growth Hormone
Down
- 1. Iodine was added to salt to help prevent this disorder
- 2. Chemicals released by glands to maintain homeostasis
- 3. Also know as the "Master Gland", releases horses like HGH and TSH
- 4. Female gonads
- 5. Released by the Pancreas, activates liver cells to release glucose
- 6. Released by the Pineal Gland, it regulates the body's internal clock
- 10. Male gonads