Med Term Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 5. divided into anterior and posterior lobes
  2. 7. what the thymus gland acts as a part of
  3. 14. these act on ovary and testis
  4. 15. surgical removal of the pituitary gland
  5. 16. any disease of the adrenal gland
  6. 17. gland that secretes cortisol and aldosterone
  7. 18. gigantism and acromegaly result from excess of this hormone
  8. 20. Hormones produced by many tissues that, among other effects, promote inflammation
  9. 22. where insulin is produced
  10. 23. a sign of diabetes mellitus
  11. 25. secreted by posterior pituitary
Down
  1. 1. parathyroid hormone increases this in the blood
  2. 2. enlargement of the thyroid gland
  3. 3. Addison disease and Cushing syndrome involve the
  4. 4. what insulin and glucagon regulate
  5. 6. where the adrenal glands are located near
  6. 8. total underactivity of the pituitary gland
  7. 9. hormone that acts on adrenal cortex
  8. 10. endocrines secrete this
  9. 11. small gland in the brain that regulates sleep cycles
  10. 12. disease that affects water balance
  11. 13. controls pituitary gland
  12. 18. disease that is an autoimmune hyperthyroidism
  13. 19. secreted by posterior pituitary
  14. 21. thyroid hormones contain this element
  15. 24. T3 and T4 are forms of this type of hormone