Endocrine System Hormones Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: oxytocin : strong stimulant of uterine contraction which is released in high amounts during childbirth and in nursing women, thyroid hormone : the body's major metabolic hormone, prolactin : stimulates milk production in the breasts, estrogen : responsible for maturation of the reproductive organs, luteinizing hormone : regulates the functions of the gonads and promotes the production of gonadal hormones, antidiuretic hormone : prevents wide swings in water balance which helps the body avoid dehydration and water overload, parathyroid hormone : increases calcium levels in the blood, testosterone : initiates maturation in males, calcitonin : released in response to a rise in blood calcium levels, growth hormone : a tissue building hormone that has metabolic and growth-promoting actions, glucagon : targets cells via the liver, epinephrine : involved in the body's fight or flight response, but has more of an effect on your heart, progesterone : involved in the menstrusal cycle and pregnancy, tsh : tropic hormone that stimulates normal development and secretory activity of the thyroid gland, insulin : lowers blood glucose levels while also promoting protein synthesis and fat storage, fsh : in both sexes it stimulates production of gametes (sperm or eggs), norepinephrine : involved in the body's fight or flight response, but has more of an effect on your blood vessels