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Adrenal Glands - Term Papers

Adrenal Glands

Bircan Dogan 9D

Task 1

My assignment is about the adrenal gland. The adrenal gland is a compound organ situated on the top of each kidney. It consists of an outer cortex and an inner medulla.

25mm wide, 50mm long, 5mm thick
Diagram of the adrenal glands

The adrenal gland releases the hormones adrenaline (epinephrine), noradrenaline (norepinephrine), steroid hormones and others, which are released into the bloodstream and act like hormones. The Chromaffin tissue secretes adrenalin and noradrenaline. The steroid hormones come from the adrenal cortex, with stores 2 hormones that are of particular importance. The Mineralocorticoid (aldosterone) and Glucocorticoid (cortisol) ...

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infusion to combat the fall in blood pressure associated with types of shock. Norepinephrine is formed in the body from the amino acid tyrosine, and epinephrine is formed from norepinephrine.

Mineralocorticoids steroids control the overall body fluid. Mineralocorticoids are critical to regulate concentrations of minerals in extracellular fluids. The major target of aldosterone is the distal tubule of the kidneys. There it stimulates the exchange of sodium and potassium. It reaches the target goal by the distal tubule of the kidneys.

Glucocorticoids are used as anti-inflammatory agents. Glucocorticiods are used widely as drugs. Excessive Glucocorticiods levels result from drugs or hyperadrenocorticism have side effects on many systems. There seems to be no cells that lack glucocorticoid receptors, but as the consequence has a huge impact on the physiologic system. Glucocorticiods travel through the bloodstream to reach their target.

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Added: 12/11/2008 11:44:28 PM
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