Across
- 2. Female gonads that produce eggs, estrogen, and progesterone
- 6. Homeostatic mechanism that shuts off stimulus and maintains stability.
- 8. Hormone that lowers blood glucose levels.
- 11. hormone that increases blood calcium levels
- 12. Hormone released by the thyroid gland that lowers blood calcium levels.
- 14. Chemical messengers released by endocrine glands that travel through the bloodstream.
Down
- 1. Cells that contain receptors for a specific hormone.
- 3. Male gonads that produce testosterone and sperm.
- 4. hormone released to increase blood glucose
- 5. Type of hormone made from lipids that can pass through cell membranes.
- 7. Gland that produces insulin and glucagon.
- 9. Gland in the neck that regulates metabolism.
- 10. Brain region that links the nervous and endocrine systems.
- 13. Type of hormone that binds to receptors on the cell membrane.