Metabolic Mystery: Unlock the Hormone Grid
Across
- 5. Electrolyte driven into cells by insulin in emergency management
- 8. Amino acid precursor for catecholamine synthesis
- 9. Process inhibited by insulin to prevent ketone formation
- 11. Outermost adrenal cortex layer regulating electrolyte balance
- 16. Innermost cortex layer producing weak androgens
- 17. Catecholamine released during acute stress increasing cardiac output
- 18. Adrenal medulla acts as a modified version of this system
- 19. Acidic metabolites accumulated in insulin deficiency
- 20. Insulin sensitive glucose transporter in skeletal muscle
Down
- 1. Adrenal layer primarily stimulated by ACTH
- 2. Hormone that counteracts insulin during fasting
- 3. Intracellular second messenger mediating catecholamine effects
- 4. Condition due to prolonged excess of glucocorticoids
- 6. Hepatic pathway activated to store excess glucose after a meal
- 7. Macromolecule synthesis promoted by insulin in muscle
- 10. Hormone responsible for sodium retention and potassium excretion
- 12. Autoimmune destruction here leads to absolute insulin deficiency
- 13. Postprandial hormone that shifts metabolism from catabolic to anabolic state
- 14. Chronic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia
- 15. Glucocorticoid that increases gluconeogenesis during stress