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