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Adrenal glandsBy: Mateo Garzon, Andres silva

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What are the adrenal glands• these powerful little hormone producing

glands manufacture and secrete almost 50 different hormones, including steroid hormones such as adrenalin, cortisol, aldosterone, estrogen and testosterone that are absolutely essential to your health and vitality. They also have important effects on the fluid balance control and blood sugar regulation. . They even regulate how you think and feel and determine how effective your immune system functions. Without the hormones the adrenals produce you would die very quickly, and when out of balance the quality of your health and wellbeing becomes severely compromised

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What are their Anatomy?

• Adrenal glands, which are also called suprarenal glands, are small, triangular glands located on top of both kidneys. An adrenal gland is made of two parts: the outer region is called the adrenal cortex and the inner region is called the adrenal medulla.Pic. 4

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Adrenal cortex• the outer portion of the

adrenal gland, secretes hormones that have an effect on the body's metabolism, on chemicals in the blood, and on certain body characteristics. The adrenal cortex secretes corticosteroids and other hormones directly into the bloodstream.

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Adrenal medula• the inner part of the

adrenal gland, is not essential to life, but helps a person in coping with physical and emotional stress. Produces epinephrine (also called adrenaline) and norepinephrine (also called noradrenaline)

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