Adrenal Glands Flashcards
1
Q
•Signalled by hypothalamus •Receives electrical stimuli •Very fast and short lived • short term stress •releases adrenaline Fight or flight response
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Adrenal medulla
2
Q
- signalled by the anterior pituitary.
- receives chemical stimulus(ACTH)
- slower and more sustained.
- long term stress
- releases aldosterone and cortisol.
- both nervous and endocrine system
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Adrenal cortex
