Across
- 1. product of living cells that circulates in blood and produces a specific effect on the activity of cells
- 4. A protein hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells that raises blood glucose levels
- 7. magnifies/amplifies a process or output
- 8. solution with a high solute concentration
- 9. abnormal decrease of blood sugar
- 10. a substance that is dissolved in a solvent
- 11. type of diabetes usually diagnosed in childhood characterized by a lack of insulin
Down
- 1. determines the average blood sugar concentration for the preceding 2-3mo
- 2. type of diabetes characteristically diagnosed in adults with high blood sugar
- 3. triggers a response that counteracts the initial fluctuation
- 5. A test of the body’s ability to metabolize glucose
- 6. abnormal increase of blood sugar
- 8. solution with a low solute concentration