Adrenal gland - OSMOSIS

Question 1

Where do the adrenal glands sit ?

Answer 1

ontop of the kidneys

Question 2

What are the two parts ( outer and inner) to the adrenal glands ?

Answer 2

1- adrenal cortex ( outer part)
2- Adrenal meddula ( inner part)

Question 3

The cortex can be further divided into three zones which each secrete a different class of steroid hormones.

What are they ?

What do they secrete ?

Answer 3

Zona glomerulosa - Mineralcorticoids (aldosterone)

Zona fassculata - Glucocorticoids

Zona reticularis - Gonadocorticoids

Question 4

What does the meddula secrete ?

Answer 4

The catecholamines

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 5

What does the zone glomerulus produce ?

Answer 5

Mineralcorticoids

Aldosterone !!

Question 6

What does the zona fasculata produce?

Answer 6

Glucocorticoids

Cortisol

Question 7

What does the zona reticularis produce ?

Answer 7

Gonadocorticoids

Question 8

What does the medulla produce ?

What are the cells of the medulla

Answer 8

Chromaffin cells

Epinephrin and norepinephrin