Across
- 6. mineral substances,such as sodium and potassium
- 7. ia a rare chronic disease characterized by abnormal enlargement of the extremities
- 10. secreted by the hypothalamus
- 13. hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreatic islets
- 14. excessive thirst
- 16. protein hormone secreted by fat cells
- 19. stimulates the secretion of hormones by the thyroid gland.
- 22. hormone release during the second half of the menstrual cycle
- 23. influence the sleep-wakefulness cycle
Down
- 1. insufficient or absent secretion of the parathyroid hormone
- 2. stimulates ovulation in the female
- 3. corticosteroid that has an anti-inflammatory action
- 4. insulin resistance disorder
- 5. hormone increases the production of melanin in melanocytes
- 8. steroid hormone secreted by the testicles and adrenal cortex
- 9. autoimmune disease, antibodies destroy cells of the thyroid gland
- 11. exaggerated hyperthyroidism
- 12. works with the parathyroid hormone to decrease calcium levels
- 15. benign tumor of the adrenal gland
- 17. pea-sized gland that is divided into two parts
- 18. caused by very high blood sugar
- 20. not enough cortisol or aldosterone
- 21. abnormally high concentration of calcium
- 23. tumor of the pineal gland