Across
- 3. shorthand for adrenocorticotropic hormone
- 4. the peripheral endocrine gland is affected in this kind of endocrine disorder
- 6. this is inserted into the membrane of contracted skeletal muscle allowing for insulin not to be required for glucose uptake
- 7. these hormones regulate hormone secretion by another endocrine gland and stimulate and maintain their endocrine gland target tissues
- 9. the buildup of synthesis of larger organic molecules from small organic molecular subunits
- 12. hormones of the posterior pituitary are released in response to neural input from this
- 13. the thyroid gland is situated in our neck over this
- 15. the phrase "starvation in the face of plenty" refers to this endocrine disorder
- 18. this hormone spikes roughly three hours after onset of sleep
- 20. these cells are responsible for the production of cartilage
- 22. the action of drawing water from the blood into the kidneys is referred to as this
- 24. insulin used to treat diabetes initially came from these animals
- 25. in female puberty this molecule is responsible for the signaling for osteoblasts to have greater function than chondrocytes
Down
- 1. an enlarged thyroid gland is known as this
- 2. term "hormone" was first used to describe this
- 5. the cells in the pancreas that release glucagon
- 8. the post-absorptive metabolic state
- 10. the major absorptive state hormone
- 11. the concentration of fatty acids in the blood is increased by this
- 14. this molecule influences pair-bonding and parent-offspring bonding
- 16. number of cell types in the islets of langerhans
- 17. when there is a destruction of the gland and endocrine hormone decreases the anterior pituitary hormone will _________
- 19. this gland is affected in secondary endocrine disorders
- 21. _____-thyroidism is indicative of too little thyroid hormone
- 23. tropic hormones of the anterior pituitary are controlled by hypothalamic releasing or inhibiting of these