Med Term Endocrine System
Across
- 5. divided into anterior and posterior lobes
- 7. what the thymus gland acts as a part of
- 14. these act on ovary and testis
- 15. surgical removal of the pituitary gland
- 16. any disease of the adrenal gland
- 17. gland that secretes cortisol and aldosterone
- 18. gigantism and acromegaly result from excess of this hormone
- 20. Hormones produced by many tissues that, among other effects, promote inflammation
- 22. where insulin is produced
- 23. a sign of diabetes mellitus
- 25. secreted by posterior pituitary
Down
- 1. parathyroid hormone increases this in the blood
- 2. enlargement of the thyroid gland
- 3. Addison disease and Cushing syndrome involve the
- 4. what insulin and glucagon regulate
- 6. where the adrenal glands are located near
- 8. total underactivity of the pituitary gland
- 9. hormone that acts on adrenal cortex
- 10. endocrines secrete this
- 11. small gland in the brain that regulates sleep cycles
- 12. disease that affects water balance
- 13. controls pituitary gland
- 18. disease that is an autoimmune hyperthyroidism
- 19. secreted by posterior pituitary
- 21. thyroid hormones contain this element
- 24. T3 and T4 are forms of this type of hormone