Across
- 3. type 1 diabetes is caused by a deficiency of this
- 4. specialized cells which secrete hormones that regulate glucose metabolism
- 8. butterfly shaped gland inferior to the larynx
- 9. inferior to the stomach and possesses both endocrine and exocrine functions
- 11. 75% of the weight of the pituitary
- 12. almond-shaped glands in the abdominopelvic cavity
Down
- 1. part of the brain which houses the hypothalamus, the pituitary and the pineal
- 2. hormone that decreases blood calcium levels
- 5. cells that secrete leptin and resistin
- 6. the "fat controller"; inhibits hunger
- 7. promotes lactation or milk production in pregnant females
- 10. known as the stress hormone