ADRENAL GLANDS
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Where is the location of Adrenal glands?
Top of the kidneys that is enclosed in a layer of fat
How many adrenal glands do a human body has?
2 adrenal glands
What is the shape of the adrenal glands?
Pyramid-shaped glands
Pyramid-shaped glands with an ___________________and an ____________________?
inner adrenal medulla outer adrenal cortex
What are the 3 parts of the Adrenal Cortex?
a. Zona glomerulosa (outermost) b. Zona fasiculata (middle) c. Zona reticularis
What is the outermost part of the adrenal cortex?
Zona glomerulosa
What is the innermost part of the adrenal cortex?
Zona reticularis
What is the middle part of the adrenal cortex?
Zona fasiculata
What is the main function of Zona glomerulosa?
Mineralocorticoid synthesis
What is the major mineralocorticoids?
ALDOSTERONE
Mineralocorticoids are responsible for ______________________?
regulating salt balance in the body
What is the main function of Zona fasciculata?
Glucocorticoid synthesis
What is the major glucocorticoids?
CORTISOL
Glucocorticoids assists with _____________?
CHO metabolism
What is the main function of Zona reticularis?
Glucocorticoid and minimal Gonadal steroids
What are the sex hormones under Glucocorticoid and minimal Gonadal steroids?
ANDROGEN, ESTROGEN, PROGESTERONE