Hi peeps! Glad you guys are visiting our new blog on the Adrenal Gland! To start of, we will introduce the anatomy of our wonderful Adrenal Glands. :)
Firstly, where are our adrenal glands found? They are basically neighbors of our kidneys!
In other words, they are found sitting on the top of our kidneys.
Even through our adrenal glands lives very far away from our hypothalamus (which is found in the brain), they are actually very good business partners and without any one of them, the business (our body) will face huge problems.
Our adrenal gland is made up of two structures that produces hormones: the adrenal cortex and the adrenal medulla.
Even through this two structures are found in the same gland, but the hormones that they produced perform different functions.
Adrenal Cortex
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Corticosteroid hormones
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Aldosterone hormone
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Androgenic steroids
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Hydrocortisone
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Corticosterone
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Sex hormones
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Controls the
body’s metabolism of fats, proteins and carbohydrates
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Plays a part in the immune system and suppresses
inflammatory reactions.
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Maintains the blood volume and pressure by inhibiting the amount
of sodium being excreted into urine.
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Does not have a huge impact as it is overshadowed by other
hormones such as estrogen and testosterone.
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Adrenal Medulla
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Epinephrine (adrenaline)
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Norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
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Increases the heart rate and the force of heart contractions.
Results in more blood flow to the muscles, brain and quickens the conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver.
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Helps epinephrine in responding to stress by increasing the
vasoconstriction of blood vessels thus increasing blood pressure.
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Please stay tune to our next blog post for more information about our adrenal gland! Look forward to see you again! :)
Credits:
http://umm.edu/programs/diabetes/health/endocrinology-health-guide/adrenal-glands
http://www.endocrineweb.com/endocrinology/overview-adrenal-glands
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