adrenal gland

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(thing) by CentrX (6.1 mon) (print) ? I like it! Fri May 12 2000 at 21:12:22

Either of a pair of endocrine organs lying immediately above the kidney, consisting of an inner medulla which produces epinephrine and norepinephrine and an outer cortex which produces a variety of steroid hormones.

(thing) by Eraser_ (4.4 y) (print) ? I like it! Sun Nov 05 2000 at 23:00:55

adrenal gland: an endocrine gland located immediately above the kidney. It consists of two portions: a cortex and a medulla. The cortex produces and secretes steroidal hormones, among them cortisol (a glucocorticoid), and weakly active sex hormones. The medulla produces epinephrine and norepinephrine (adrenaline and noradrenaline), catecholamines augmenting sympathetic nervous system arousal.

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(thing) by MrKibble (5.8 y) (print) ? I like it! Wed Jan 03 2001 at 9:47:57

Histology of the adrenal gland

The adrenals have of 4 basic areas. Listed from most superficial to deepest, these are:

The top three zones are collectively known as the adrenal cortex.

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