The Endocrine System - Adrenal Medulla

Question 1

The adrenal medulla develops from ____

Answer 1

nervous tissue

Question 2

The adrenal medulla is nicknamed “the emergency gland” because it secretes two types of ____

Answer 2

catecholamine

Question 3

Catecholamine

Answer 3

hormones that help the nervous system handle any type of alarm or danger to the body.

Question 4

The presence of ____ in the bloodstream causes an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output

Answer 4

Epinephrine or adrenaline

Question 5

Norepinephrine or noradrenaline reinforces many of the effects of epinephrine. It ____ vessels to the brain, muscles, and heart and constricts blood vessels leading to organs nonessential in an emergency reaction (such as the skin)

Answer 5

dilates