Across
- 1. If an animal hasn’t eaten in a while its blood glucose levels will be low. This signals the pancreas to release ___.
- 3. Parathyroid hormone increases blood concentration of calcium and decreases blood phosphate. It does so by acting on the kidney and ___.
- 5. This is released from the pancreatic beta cells during cleavage of insulin from proinsulin.
- 7. This is a polypeptide hormone that is responsible for lactation and breast development.
- 9. This hormone is decreased in women who go through menopause.
- 11. These are chemicals that coordinate different functions in your body by carrying messages through your blood to your organs, skin, muscles and other tissues.
- 12. This organization is a sub-specialty society of the Philippine College of Physicians established in 1962 for the advancement of the field of Endocrinology in the Philippines.
Down
- 2. This is a disease of decreased bone strength that can increase the risk of fractures.
- 4. The ___ cells of the pancreas produce the hormone insulin.
- 6. This is an acronym for a 5-point scoring system for thyroid nodules on ultrasound, developed by the American College of Radiology.
- 8. ___ feedback is when a rising blood concentration of a given hormone causes a biological response that prevents further release of that hormone
- 10. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) targets cells of the adrenal __ on the outer region of the adrenal gland.