Disorders of the Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 4. inadequate thyroid hormone secretion in adults.
  2. 5. deficiency of glucose in the bloodstream.
  3. 6. condition where the body doesn't make enough parathyroid hormone.
  4. 8. lack of hormones produced by adrenal gland(Addisons disease).
  5. 9. repeated hypersecretion of glucocorticoids(Cushing's syndrome).
  6. 10. abnormally high concentration of parathyroid hormone in the blood(rickets).
  7. 11. genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses unresponsive to male hormones.
  8. 13. substance used to increase muscle mass.
  9. 14. disorder where the adrenal gland releases too much of the hormone aldosterone into the blood.
  10. 15. autoimmune problem which causes the thyroid to overproduce(Grave's disease).
  11. 16. excess of androgens produced in the ovaries.
  12. 17. slow or flat rate of growth in children.
Down
  1. 1. depression related to changes in seasons.
  2. 2. an excess of glucose in the bloodstream(diabetes mellitus).
  3. 3. hormones made by the hypothalamus in the brain and stored in the posterior pituitary gland.
  4. 7. abnormal growth patterns(acromegaly).
  5. 12. abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland.