Across
- 2. Hormone secreted by the pancreas to help transfer glucose from the blood across cell membranes into the cells
- 4. An organic compound with a carbonyl group attached to two carbon atoms. It is built up during illness, after injury, and during pregnancy
- 7. Below which blood glucose level (in mg/dL) is considered hypoglycemia
- 9. This is the "master gland"
- 10. Produces and secretes insulin to aid in the digestion of food in the duodenum
- 12. Extremely high levels of sugar can lead to Diabetic ______
- 13. These glands secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine and also helps regulate water and electrolyte levels
Down
- 1. These glands secrete their products into the interstitial fluid, the products are diffused into capillaries
- 3. This is a symptom of hypoglycemia
- 5. Type of diabetes in which the pancreatic cells fail to function properly and insulin is not screted normally
- 6. These glands secrete their products into ducts, and the ducts carry the secretions to the target site
- 7. When the intake of this is balanced with insulin production, the body can effectively use this as an energy source
- 8. Type of diabetes in which the body's cells fail to utilize insulin properly
- 11. When treating a patient with DKA, the patient may be ____ or violent