Endocrine System Crossword

It coordinates and directs the activity of the body's cells.
Are released into the blood to be transported leisurely throughout the body
Based molecules classified chemically when many different hormones are produced
Include the sex hormones made by the gonads and the hormones produced by the adrenal cortex
All others are non steroidal amino acid derivatives are consider the local hormones
A given hormone affects only certain tissue cells or organs
The hormone binds to the membrane receptors
Regulating blood levels of nearly all hormones
Controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands
Large ductless gland in the neck which secretes hormones regulating growth
Regulates calcium, located behind the thyroid gland in the neck
Produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol
Secreting a hormone like substance in some mammals
A lymphoid organ situated in the neck of vertebrates which produces T-lymphocytes for the immune system
A large gland behind the stomach which secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum
Recognized as a major endocrine organ because its produces several hormones
Produces hormones that they release into the blood
Stimulate their target organs
Major effects are directed to the growth of skeletal muscles
Protein hormone structurally similar to growth hormones
Regulates the endocrine activity of the cortex portion of the adrenal gland
Influences the growth and activity of the thyroid gland
Regulate the hormonal activity of the ovaries and testes
In females stimulates follicle development in the ovaries
Triggers ovulation of an egg from the female ovary and causes the ruptured follicle to produce
Stimulates testosterone production by the interstitial cells of the teste
The posterior pituitary for storage
Significant amounts only during childbirth and in nursing women
Chemical that inhibits or prevents urine production
increases blood pressure by causing constriction of the arterioles