Across
- 3. diabetes caused by lack of insulin or insulin resistance
- 4. hormone released in response to high blood sugar
- 6. a target tissue of growth hormone
- 11. suppresses melatonin secretion
- 13. increase in the number of receptors on a target cell
- 17. cell type that makes glucagon
- 18. One hormone cannot exert its full effects without another hormone being present
- 19. regulate the function of testes and ovaries
- 20. low blood calcium is a ____ stimulus
- 21. prevents wide swings in water balance
- 22. most hormones are based on these
- 23. remove water soluble hormones
- 26. the part of the adrenal that releases epinephrine
- 27. endocrine glands produce these
- 29. carries hormones to target tissues
- 32. stimulates childbirth
- 33. stimulates the release of ACTH
- 37. most hormones are regulated by ___ feedback
- 39. the endocrine ___ controls blood sugar
- 40. exocrine glands have these
- 41. a disease or syndrome of excess glucocorticoids
- 42. act within the same tissue
- 43. gland that produces melatonin
Down
- 1. help the body reduce stress
- 2. adrenal layer that makes aldosterone
- 5. hormone released in response to low blood sugar
- 7. cell type that produces thyroid hormone
- 8. One hormone opposes the action of another
- 9. part of pituitary that secretes ACTH and TSH
- 10. receptor location for water soluble hormones
- 12. caused by too much growth hormone in childhood
- 14. a symptom of diabetes mellitus but NOT insipidus
- 15. main regulator of blood calcium levels
- 16. steroid hormones are _____ soluble
- 24. exert their effects on the same cells that secrete them
- 25. triggers release of thyroid hormone
- 28. hormone that affects essentially all body tissues
- 30. part of pituitary that is neural tissue
- 31. stimulates breast milk production
- 34. cell type that makes insulin
- 35. two hormones together produce an amplified effect
- 36. adrenal layer that makes cortisol
- 38. stimulates sodium reabsorption by the kidneys