Endocrine system

Question 1

What are the layers of the adrenal cortex?

Answer 1

zona glomerulosa
zona fasiculata
zona reticularis (inner)

Question 2

zona glomerulosa

Answer 2

• mineralocorticcoids
• aldestosterone

Question 3

Aldosterone

Answer 3

regulation of sodium and potassium balance, homeostasis and water balance

Question 4

zona fasiculata

Answer 4

glucocorticcoids
- cortisol

Question 5

zona reticularis

Question 6

androgens

Answer 6

–female libdo, growth of axillary and pubic hair, growth spurts prior to puberty

Question 7

Adrenal medulla

Answer 7

Medulla is not sharply delimited from the cortex.
Cells (chromaffin cells) large and arranged in strands or small clusters (postsynaptic neurons).
Produce epinephrine (adrenaline) - (80%) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline).

Question 8

chromaffin cells

Answer 8

Produce epinephrine (adrenaline) - (80%) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline).

Sympathomimetic effect (similar to the effect of the sympathetic division of the ANS)