Human hormones

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
n o c n
The secretion of an ___ gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has
2.
t r o n
3.
h m a l
Substance used in or made by chemistry
4.
t t s o n e
5.
v y
One of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
6.
g w t
The process of an individual organism growing organically
7.
t r e
A reference point to shoot at
8.
e s e
9.
a d a l e
A catecholamine secreted by the ___ medulla in response to stress
10.
a n
A body part made of tissues working together to perform a function.
11.
a r l
12.
y r n e
13.
a d
Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts
14.
t r i
Located near the base of the neck
15.
p o s r o e
A steroid hormone produced in the ovary
16.
l o
Red liquid pumped around the body by the heart
17.
a n r a
A large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach
18.
I s i
Hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
19.
e s e r
A person who carries a message
20.
t a r y
The master gland of the endocrine system