Chapter 11 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
andr | male |
estr | female |
glycos | glucose |
-crine | to secrete |
hormone | a chemical released into the bloodstream from a gland and circulates throughout the body |
gonad | organ that makes gametes (ovum or sperm) |
gamete | cell used to produce embryo (ovum or sperm) |
endocrine | ductless gland that empties their hormone into blood |
exocrine | gland with ducts that empties its product through a duct to a specific site |
diabetes mellitus | disease caused by either a deficiency of insulin or a decreased response of the body to insulin |
hyperglycemia | high level of glucose in the blood |
hypoglycemia | low level of glucose in the blood |
hypercalcemia | high level of calcium in the blood |
hypocalcemia | low level of calcium in the blood |
gigantism | disease caused by too much growth hormone |
ovaries | female gonad makes eggs and female hormones |
testes | male gonad makes sperm and male hormones |
pancreas | only glands in the body that is exocrine and endocrine |
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