MTA111 Chapter 12 Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 2. T3 and T4 both raise the body's ____.
  2. 4. A lack of iodine in the diet can cause
  3. 5. The term that means "no known cause"
  4. 8. Hormones that cause inflammation following tissue injury
  5. 10. A complication of diabetes that causes damage to the kidneys
  6. 12. Complication of diabetes that affects nerves
  7. 15. Another name for T4, or tetraiodothyronine
  8. 16. Gonads and ____ glands occur in pairs.
  9. 17. Shakiness, anxiety, tachycardia, diarrhea, and unexplained weight loss are symptoms of
  10. 18. The main mineralocorticoid hormone is
  11. 20. A substance used to suppress inflammation
  12. 24. The hormone that lowers blood glucose levels
  13. 25. The hormone that stimulates the adrenal glands to produce corticosteroids
  14. 28. The word element meaning "many" or "much"
  15. 30. Which chemical element is required by the thyroid?
  16. 31. The thymus is located in which region of the body?
  17. 33. The combining form that refers to the adrenal glands
  18. 34. Tremors, seizures, confusion, impaired function, and loss of consciousness are symptoms of
Down
  1. 1. The word root that means "thirst"
  2. 3. Hormone that increases urine production
  3. 6. The prefix that means "self" or "same"
  4. 7. An autoimmune disease that destroys insulin producing cells in the pancreas is which type of diabetes?
  5. 9. Low blood sugar
  6. 11. Clusters of endocrine cells in the pancreas are called Islets of
  7. 13. Bulging of the eyeballs as seen with Graves' disease
  8. 14. The hormone that raises blood glucose levels
  9. 19. A complication of diabetes that can damage vision
  10. 21. The syndrome caused by hypersecretion of cortisol
  11. 22. Gland that secretes serotonin during the day and melatonin at night
  12. 23. The combing form meaning "cortex", or outer region of an organ
  13. 25. The combining form meaning "peak" or "highest point"
  14. 26. The suffix -itis means
  15. 27. The suffix that means "turning", "change" or "to stimulate"
  16. 29. Enlargement of the thyroid gland
  17. 31. The suffix meaning "enlargement"
  18. 32. A deficiency of growth hormone can cause pituitary ___.