Across
- 3. hormone that actually increases blood sugar (opposite of insulin)
- 7. disease associated with a lack of insulin
- 11. organ that tells endocrine organs what to do and when to release hormones
- 13. this and Cushing's disease are conditions resulting from imbalances in the adrenal glands
- 14. hormone produced by pancreas regulates this
- 15. also called T-4, released by thyroid gland
- 17. feedback that occurs when a hormone's release "turns off" when homeostasis is released
- 19. male hormone produced by testes
- 20. disease associated with imbalances in the ovaries that results in weak or porous bones
- 21. too much human growth hormone leading to overly tall body
- 22. diabetes that is often regulated and managed by lifestyle changes
Down
- 1. regulates metabolism by releasing T-4
- 2. organ that regulates sugar by releasing insulin
- 4. produced by the adrenal glands during times of stress
- 5. type of diabetes a person is born with-inability to produce insulin
- 6. gland in brain that produces human growth hormone
- 8. produce progesterone and estrogen
- 9. feedback that occurs when a hormone's release increases
- 10. chemical messengers released by the endocrine system
- 12. a result of not enough human growth hormone (type of under growth of the body)
- 16. released by hypothalamus and related to childbirth
- 18. the purpose of hormones-internal balance