TIC-TAC-TOE Crossword

triggers ovulation of an egg and causes follicle to produce progesterone and some estrogen
stimulates testosterone productivity in testes
posterior pituitary for storage, released into blood
released only during child birth (stimulates contractions)
a chemical that inhibits or prevents urine production
located base of throat, affects weight but not as bad as people believe
store sticky colloidal material
the body's major metabolic hormone
helps control growth and development
most powerful thyroid hormone (body temp, growth, heart rate)
noncancerous enlargement of thyroid gland
lowers levels of calcium and phosphate in the blood and promotes formation of bone
found in connective tissue, increases levels of blood in calcium
tiny masses of glandular tissue (GLAND)
regulates calcium ion homeostasis of the blood (hormone)
bean shaped over top of kidneys
produces 3 major groups of steroid hormones
mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and sex hormones
produced by outermost adrenal cortex cell layer
enzyme produced by kidneys when blood pressure drops
stimulation of aldosterone release
prevents aldosterone release able to reduce blood volume and pressure
promote hormonal cells metabolism and helps body resist long term stressors increasing blood glucose levels
adrenocorticoid hormone produced by adrenal gland
a hormone that regulates metabolism and stress
produced by adrenal cortex
male sex hormones
female sex hormones
posterior pituitary develop from a knot of nerve tissue
sympathetic nervous system neurons
prepares body to cope with a brief stressful situation
abdominal mixed gland
hormone producing tissue, scattered among enzyme producing tissue in pacreas
part of pancreas (acts in digestive system)
hormone produced by lsiets cells
produced by istiets