Anatomy
Adrenal Anatomy
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Adrenal Anatomy
, Adrenal Gland, Suprarenal Gland, Glandula Suprarenalis
See Also
Endocrine Anatomy
Abdominal Anatomy
Anatomy
Adrenal Gland is a flat, triangular organ that sits atop each
Kidney
Adrenal Gland is without ducts
Cortex (sympathetic agent synthesis)
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Medulla
(steroid hormone synthesis from
Cholesterol
)
Mineralcorticoids (esp. Aldosterone)
Increases
Sodium
retention and
Potassium
excretion
Increases water reabsorption from
Kidney
Glucocorticoid
s (esp. Cortisol)
Increases metabolism, with increasing circulating
Glucose
Increases vascular tone and capillary permeability
Images
Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed
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public domain
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Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed
(in
public domain
at
Yahoo
or
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