Ch 34 Endocrine System Review

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Across
  1. 3. disorder when the body fails to produce insulin properly.
  2. 5. the most common bacterial STD, that can cause infertility.
  3. 10. the male reproductive glands.
  4. 11. the release of an egg from the ovary into one of the fallopian tubes.
  5. 12. condition where the thyroid produces too much thyroxine.
  6. 14. hormone that stimulates cells to take glucose out of the blood.
  7. 15. condition where the thyroid produces too little thyroxine.
  8. 16. controls the secretions of the pituitary gland.
  9. 18. cells that have receptors for a particular hormone.
Down
  1. 1. gland in the neck that produces the hormone thyroxine.
  2. 2. organ surrounding the embryo that allows for diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide from the mother and embryo.
  3. 4. glands on top of the kidneys.
  4. 6. period of rapid growth and sexual maturation during the teen years.
  5. 7. the female reproductive glands.
  6. 8. an enlarged thyroid.
  7. 9. the fusion of a sperm and egg cell.
  8. 13. bean-sized structure that dangles at the base of the brain.
  9. 17. an organ that produces and releases a substance.