Endocrine/Reproductive System Vocab Crossword

create offspring
produces and secretes hormones (chemicals) to control the body; helps to maintain homeostasis
a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action
an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings
the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes
a large gland behind the stomach which secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum
produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol
is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival
the female reproductive cell in animals and plants; an ovum
semen
a steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics
an organ which produces spermatozoa (male reproductive cells)
any of a group of steroid hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body
a female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair