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Endocrine System

Horizontales
An organ in the body that secretes chemical substances for daily, metabolic processes.
An endocrine gland at the base of the hypothalamus which produces and secretes many hormones that regulate diverse body functions.
The maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions
A gland that sits at the base of your neck/throat that produces two very important hormones known as T4 and T3
A glandular organ located in the abdomen which contains enzymes that aid in digestion, and produces several hormones, including insulin
A physiological cycle that brings the body towards homeostasis due to an external stimulus by either amplifying a certain biological pathway or inhibiting it.
Hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders
A protein molecule to which substances like hormones, drugs, and antigens can bind.
The body system that is comprised of glands that produce secretions, helps to integrate and control bodily metabolic activity
A protein hormone that is produced especially by the pancreatic islets of Langerhans and that promotes an increase in the sugar content of the blood
Verticales
A hormone that lowers blood glucose levels by promoting the uptake of glucose by most body cells and the synthesis and storage of glycogen in the liver.
A type of gland that secretes hormones directly into the blood stream
A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
Circulating, chemical signals found in all multicellular organisms which are formed in specialized cells, travel in body fluids, and coordinate the various parts of the organism by interacting with target cells.
A cell which bears receptors for a hormone, drug, or other signaling molecule, or is the focus of contact by a virus, phagocyte, nerve fiber, etc.
A small gland that sits on top of the kidneys that makes steroid hormones such as adrenaline
A gland that releases a secretion external to or at the surface of an organ by means of a canal or duct.