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adrenal.
suprarenal glands, adrenal cortex, etc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adrenal cortex- didived into three separate layers each layer secretes a particular hormone (steroid) | outer layer |
| adrenal medulla | inner layer |
| mineral corticoids | involved in water electrolyte balance, and indirectly manage blood pressure, primary mineralcorticoid is aldosterone |
| Aldosterone | causes retention of sodium, causing water to increase circulating blood volume, waisting potassium and hydrogen |
| adrenal medulla | released two hormones during stress "fight of flight", epinephrine, norepinephrine, physiological response(cv increase hr/ bp, pulmonary bronchodiation, endocrine-cause liver to release glucose for immediate energy |