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