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Across
  1. 3. hormone that actually increases blood sugar (opposite of insulin)
  2. 7. disease associated with a lack of insulin
  3. 11. organ that tells endocrine organs what to do and when to release hormones
  4. 13. this and Cushing's disease are conditions resulting from imbalances in the adrenal glands
  5. 14. hormone produced by pancreas regulates this
  6. 15. also called T-4, released by thyroid gland
  7. 17. feedback that occurs when a hormone's release "turns off" when homeostasis is released
  8. 19. male hormone produced by testes
  9. 20. disease associated with imbalances in the ovaries that results in weak or porous bones
  10. 21. too much human growth hormone leading to overly tall body
  11. 22. diabetes that is often regulated and managed by lifestyle changes
Down
  1. 1. regulates metabolism by releasing T-4
  2. 2. organ that regulates sugar by releasing insulin
  3. 4. produced by the adrenal glands during times of stress
  4. 5. type of diabetes a person is born with-inability to produce insulin
  5. 6. gland in brain that produces human growth hormone
  6. 8. produce progesterone and estrogen
  7. 9. feedback that occurs when a hormone's release increases
  8. 10. chemical messengers released by the endocrine system
  9. 12. a result of not enough human growth hormone (type of under growth of the body)
  10. 16. released by hypothalamus and related to childbirth
  11. 18. the purpose of hormones-internal balance