Medical Terms III

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  1. 3. Aggregation of cells specialized to secrete or excrete materials not related to their function
  2. 8. Secreted by the posterior pituitary gland that stimulates uterine contractions during parturition
  3. 11. Hormone that maintains water balance in the body by increasing water absorption in the kidney
  4. 13. Word part that means to secrete or separate
  5. 14. Enlargement of the thyroid gland
  6. 15. Master gland that helps maintain the appropriate levels of hormones in the body
  7. 17. Another name for the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
  8. 19. Pituitary gland acts in response to stimuli from this
  9. 20. Excessive mammary development in males
Down
  1. 1. Chemical substance that helps control circadian rhythm
  2. 2. These are secreted by the adrenal cortex
  3. 4. This hormone transports blood glucose into cells
  4. 5. Secretes triiodothyronine, thyroxine, and calcitonin
  5. 6. Tumor of the islets of Langerhans
  6. 7. Caused by deficient adrenal cortex production of glucocorticoid
  7. 9. Surgical removal of a well defined portion of an organ
  8. 10. Laboratory technique used to determine the amount of a particular substance in a sample
  9. 12. Condition of normal thyroid function
  10. 16. Regulator of the endocrine system
  11. 18. Abnormally low blood glucose level