Glands - Y11 Biology 2020/21

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Across
  1. 3. produced by the corpus luteum
  2. 5. the ________________ feedback mechanism helps regulate glucose levels in the blood
  3. 9. stores glucose as glycogen
  4. 10. found in the female reproductive system
  5. 13. the ___________ hormone which regulates water content in the body
  6. 14. glucose is converted to this molecule and stored in animals
  7. 17. hormone which has an action opposite to insulin
  8. 18. produces testosterone
  9. 19. an organ which is exocrine and endocrine
  10. 20. structure through which substances travel
  11. 21. a gland on top of the kidneys
  12. 23. controls the body's metabolic rate
  13. 24. hormones act on specific _________ organs
  14. 25. gland which produces substances which travel through a duct
Down
  1. 1. gland which produces substances which travels through the blood
  2. 2. causes the fight or flight response
  3. 4. a structure which houses the ovum
  4. 5. a chemical of the nervous system
  5. 6. the ___________________________ hormone causes ovulation at a peak
  6. 7. a chemical produced by endocrine glands
  7. 8. specific sites for hormones found on the cell membrane or inside the cells
  8. 11. stimulates production of LH
  9. 12. found just above the pituitary gland
  10. 14. releases or secretes substances
  11. 15. a disease in which blood glucose levels are high
  12. 16. controls male secondary sexual characteristics
  13. 22. the master gland in the body