The Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 1. Sometimes called the "master gland"
  2. 5. Hormone produced by the pituitary gland that causes the uterus to contract during childbirth
  3. 7. Produced by the alpha islet cells of the pancreas
  4. 8. Hormone secreted by the testes that is responsible for male sexual development
  5. 9. This hormone produced by the pituitary gland helps to retain water in the kidneys
Down
  1. 2. Type ______ diabetes results when the body is unable to respond normally to insulin
  2. 3. The "fight-or-flight" hormone
  3. 4. Many women with ______ ovary syndrome have high levels of a variant of testosterone called free testosterone
  4. 6. Female gonads
  5. 10. Parathyroid hormone regulates ______ and phosphate is the blood