Across
- 2. T3 and T4 both raise the body's ____.
- 4. A lack of iodine in the diet can cause
- 5. The term that means "no known cause"
- 8. Hormones that cause inflammation following tissue injury
- 10. A complication of diabetes that causes damage to the kidneys
- 12. Complication of diabetes that affects nerves
- 15. Another name for T4, or tetraiodothyronine
- 16. Gonads and ____ glands occur in pairs.
- 17. Shakiness, anxiety, tachycardia, diarrhea, and unexplained weight loss are symptoms of
- 18. The main mineralocorticoid hormone is
- 20. A substance used to suppress inflammation
- 24. The hormone that lowers blood glucose levels
- 25. The hormone that stimulates the adrenal glands to produce corticosteroids
- 28. The word element meaning "many" or "much"
- 30. Which chemical element is required by the thyroid?
- 31. The thymus is located in which region of the body?
- 33. The combining form that refers to the adrenal glands
- 34. Tremors, seizures, confusion, impaired function, and loss of consciousness are symptoms of
Down
- 1. The word root that means "thirst"
- 3. Hormone that increases urine production
- 6. The prefix that means "self" or "same"
- 7. An autoimmune disease that destroys insulin producing cells in the pancreas is which type of diabetes?
- 9. Low blood sugar
- 11. Clusters of endocrine cells in the pancreas are called Islets of
- 13. Bulging of the eyeballs as seen with Graves' disease
- 14. The hormone that raises blood glucose levels
- 19. A complication of diabetes that can damage vision
- 21. The syndrome caused by hypersecretion of cortisol
- 22. Gland that secretes serotonin during the day and melatonin at night
- 23. The combing form meaning "cortex", or outer region of an organ
- 25. The combining form meaning "peak" or "highest point"
- 26. The suffix -itis means
- 27. The suffix that means "turning", "change" or "to stimulate"
- 29. Enlargement of the thyroid gland
- 31. The suffix meaning "enlargement"
- 32. A deficiency of growth hormone can cause pituitary ___.