Across
- 2. The two lobes of this gland are connected medially by an isthmus
- 5. Organ that secretes melatonin
- 7. Secretes insulin and glucagon
- 9. True or False? Endocrine glands have ducts
- 10. Calcitonin _______ blood calcium levels
- 12. Another term for anterior pituitary gland
- 16. One of two hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary gland
- 17. The inner portion of the adrenal gland
Down
- 1. Released when a person's blood glucose levels are low
- 3. Connected to the pituitary via the infundibulum
- 4. The adrenal glands sit atop these organs
- 6. The act of target cells forming more receptors in response to low hormone levels
- 8. Hormone antagonistic to calcitonin
- 11. This endocrine gland involved in immunity sits superior to the heart
- 13. Which hormone uses humoral stimulation, insulin or epinephrine?
- 14. The endocrine system is _______ than the nervous system
- 15. A popular second messenger system