"Endocrine System Crossword #1": HTML5 Crossword

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2. a pancreatic hormone that increases blood glucose levels (8)
5. the number of parathyroid glands in the human body (4)
8. the types of chemicals hormones can be (8,3,6)
9. a digestive and endocrine organ involved in regulating blood glucose levels (8)
11. a division of a gland in the brain involved in growth and development (8,9,5)
13. a gland in the neck the regulates metabolic rate (7,5)
16. a gland in the brain that makes melatonin (6,5)
17. an endocrine chemical that causes changes (7)
18. cells in the pancreas that make and release insulin (4,5)

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1. a pair of glands in the abdomen involved in the stress response and blood homeostasis (7,6)
3. what a hormone can do once it is inside a cell (6,4,10)
4. glands in the neck that regulate blood calcium levels (11,6)
6. a major regulatory organ of the endocrine system, located in the brain (12)
7. a division of a gland in the brain that produces oxytocin (9,9,5)
10. fluid tissues where hormones are released (5,3,5)
12. a gland in the thorax where immune cells mature (6)
14. cells in the pancreas that make and release glucagon (5,5)
15. a pancreatic hormone that decreases blood glucose levels (7)