Across
- 3. excessive eating
- 6. excessive eating
- 7. surgical removal of thymus gland
- 8. ketone that is found in the blood, urine and breath when diabetes mellitus is out of control
- 9. severe muscle twitches or spasms
- 10. excessive production of ketones, making the blood acidic
- 15. Medical specialty concerned with the production and effects of hormones
- 16. pancreatic hormone that supports blood glucose levels
- 18. An agent that decreases urine production
- 19. A collection of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ
- 21. excessive thirst
- 22. endocrine gland located in the mediastinum
- 23. hormone secreted by the islet cells of the pancreas
- 24. this type of diabetes is caused by insulin deficiency or ineffectiveness
Down
- 1. that which heals or cures
- 2. abnormal sensation such as tingling, burning or pricking
- 4. A neurotransmitter in the central and peripheral nervous system. The root means serum.
- 5. benign tumor of the thymus
- 6. Hormone present in many tissues, but first isolated from the prostate gland.
- 11. agent or process that aids the action of another
- 12. hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract
- 13. antibody produced in response to an antigen from the host's own tissue
- 14. low level of glucose in the blood
- 17. an opposing structure, agent, disease, or process
- 20. Chemical formed in one tissue or organ and carried by the blood to stimulate or inhibit a function of another tissue or organ
- 25. Hormone secreted by adipose tissue