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Endocrine System Terminology #23-30

Across
Excessive growth of the body and its parts
A low blood glucose level
A control system in which a stimulus initiates a response that reverses or reduces the stimulus
The conversion of glucose to glycogen to be stored as potential energy
Cells of Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that secrete the hormone glucagon
Hyposecretion of thyroxine in an infant, uncorrected, result is severe mental and physical retardation
An enlargement of the thyroid gland
The condition of being abnormally small
Hypersecretion of growth hormone in an adult
The pituitary gland
A decrease in secretion of hormones
Down
The endocrine portions of the pancreas that secrete insulin and glucagon
Hyposecretion of thyroxine in an adult
An increase in secretion of hormones
A metabolic acidosis that results from the accumulation of ketones on the blood
Having the same effects as sympathetic impulses
Epinephrine and norepinephrine, hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla
A high blood calcium level
Hormones released by the hypothalamus that stimulate secretion of hormones by the anterior pituitary gland
The organ (tissue) in which a hormone exerts its specific effects
Cells of Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that secrete the hormone insulin
The conversion of stored glycogen to glucose to be sued for energy production