The Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 2. organ that produces insulin to lower blood glucose
  2. 3. hormone produced by the hypothalamus
  3. 5. produce hormone testosterone
  4. 7. the organ that helps to process glucose.
  5. 9. the fat tissue
  6. 10. secretes the hormone adrenaline that controls "flight or fright"
  7. 11. secretions from endocrine glands
  8. 12. low levels of glucose in the blood
  9. 14. gland also known as the "master gland"
  10. 16. controls body rhythms such as waking and sleeping
Down
  1. 1. leads to diabetes
  2. 4. increases blood sugar level
  3. 5. cell receptor cells of the hormones in the body
  4. 6. medium by which hormones travel throughout the body.
  5. 8. hormone secreted from the ovaries
  6. 11. part of the brain that controls the release of all hormones in the body
  7. 13. control menstruation cycle and pregnancy
  8. 14. gland that produces melatonin
  9. 15. regulates the amount of glucose in blood