Across
- 1. acts on the hypothalamus to inhibit appetite
- 7. characterized by temporary fatigue, headaches, inability to sleep, etc.
- 8. characterized by weight gain, coldness, and depression
- 9. promotes thickening and maintenance of the endometrium
- 10. results from the inability for leptin to effectively act on the hypothalamus
- 12. the cell type that secretes glucagon
- 15. the hormone that causes prenatal development of male genitalia
- 17. monthly cycle controlled by feedback mechanisms involving hormone levels in females
- 18. gene that tells gonads to develop into testes
- 20. name of islets that secrete pancreatic enzymes into the bloodstream
- 21. stimulates the development of follicles
Down
- 2. regulates body temperature and metabolic rate.
- 3. stimulates the breakdown of glycogen
- 4. the internal clockwork of the body that tells you when to sleep and wake up
- 5. secreted by the pineal glands
- 6. a hormone that causes prenatal development of female genitalia
- 11. type of diabetes that is caused by a deficiency/denaturation of insulin receptors
- 13. stimulates the completion of meiosis and promotes development of internal walls
- 14. stimulates the creation of glycogen
- 16. type of diabetes that is caused by an autoimmune disease affecting Beta cells
- 19. the cell type that secretes insulin