Across
- 3. Aggregation of cells specialized to secrete or excrete materials not related to their function
- 8. Secreted by the posterior pituitary gland that stimulates uterine contractions during parturition
- 11. Hormone that maintains water balance in the body by increasing water absorption in the kidney
- 13. Word part that means to secrete or separate
- 14. Enlargement of the thyroid gland
- 15. Master gland that helps maintain the appropriate levels of hormones in the body
- 17. Another name for the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
- 19. Pituitary gland acts in response to stimuli from this
- 20. Excessive mammary development in males
Down
- 1. Chemical substance that helps control circadian rhythm
- 2. These are secreted by the adrenal cortex
- 4. This hormone transports blood glucose into cells
- 5. Secretes triiodothyronine, thyroxine, and calcitonin
- 6. Tumor of the islets of Langerhans
- 7. Caused by deficient adrenal cortex production of glucocorticoid
- 9. Surgical removal of a well defined portion of an organ
- 10. Laboratory technique used to determine the amount of a particular substance in a sample
- 12. Condition of normal thyroid function
- 16. Regulator of the endocrine system
- 18. Abnormally low blood glucose level