Hormones!

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Across
  1. 4. in males, stimulates the production of testosterone (abbrev.)
  2. 5. epinephrine is also known as ________
  3. 8. a hormone that is released in times of stress
  4. 10. from greek, meaning "to excite or set into motion"
  5. 11. a hormone that regulates metabolism
  6. 15. this gland produces triiodothronine, thyroxine and calcitonin
  7. 16. increases water reabsorption by the kidneys (abbrev.)
Down
  1. 1. insulin is produced in the _______ of Langerhans in the pancreas
  2. 2. the thyroid gland is located at the base of your _______
  3. 3. often referred to as the master gland as it controls other endocrine glands
  4. 6. a chronic disease that occurs when the body cannot produce insulin or does not respond to the insulin it does make
  5. 7. low secretion of _______ hormone during childhood can result in dwarfism
  6. 9. when insufficient amounts of iodine are obtained from the diet a ______ can form
  7. 12. Banting and Best are the discoverers of __________
  8. 13. ________ hormones are made from cholesterol
  9. 14. in females, stimulates follicle development in ovaries (abbrev.)