Lesson 8.1 Crossword
Across
1. | a hormone that promotes glucose uptake in body tissues |
4. | type of endocrine control in which endocrine organs are stimulated by hormones from other endocrine organs, starting with the hypothalamus |
7. | type of endocrine control in which levels of various substances in body fluids are monitored for homeostatic imbalance |
8. | type of endocrine control in which nerve fibers stimulate the endocrine organs to release hormones |
9. | decreased |
Down
2. | increased |
3. | the chief neurohormone of the adrenal medulla that is used as a heart stimulant, a vasoconstrictor (which narrows the blood vessels), and a bronchodilator (which relaxes the bronchial tubes in the lungs) |
5. | hormone secreted by the pancreas that causes the breakdown of glycogen stored in the liver |
6. | chemical messengers secreted by the endocrine glands |