Adrenal Glands
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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 th ....
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.... hormone.
The actions of epinephrine and norepinephrine are generally similar, although they differ from each other in their effects.
Norepinephrine constricts almost all blood vessels. Norepinephrine is formed by intravenous 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 ....
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