Across
- 2. in order to make urine, kidneys are filtering the ____
- 4. goal of every system
- 6. bring urine from kidneys to bladder
- 7. the rare feedback loop that increases (ie hormone causes contraction during labor, and contractions cause more hormone to be produced = get that baby out!)
- 8. the master gland that controls the others
- 10. many ____ ____ drugs are made from hormones
- 16. organs of endocrine system
- 17. make urine
- 18. a disorder of endocrine system that effects our blood sugar and insulin levels
Down
- 1. works with nervous system to control body
- 3. urinary system balances concentrations of ____
- 4. chemical messengers that tell cells to start or stop
- 5. muscular ring that keeps us from constantly leaking urine (good thing we have that!)
- 9. the only thing a particular hormone can communicate with
- 11. the feedback loop that keeps us hovering at a set point
- 12. urinary system controls our ____ volume
- 13. stores urine until we are ready to release it
- 14. along with water, kidneys separate out and get rid of ____
- 15. voids bladder