Across
- 1. chemical element necessary to produce thyroid hormones
- 4. master gland
- 7. endocrine chemical messengers
- 8. produces a hormone important for the sleep-wake cycle
- 9. inhibits urine production, constricts blood vessels
- 12. stimulates milk production
- 14. main reproductive hormone in the male
- 15. type of stimuli sensitive to circulating blood levels of molecules
Down
- 2. where the body is uniformly small, is often due to growth hormone deficiency
- 3. body's inability to regulate blood glucose levels within normal range
- 5. gland that lies in the upper part of the thoracic cavity
- 6. chemical category of steroids and prostaglandins
- 10. released by the adrenals during times of stress
- 11. important gland needed for blood glucose regulation
- 13. increases uterine contractions