Hormones
This hormone is released during sudden stress and is also called adrenaline.
What is Epinephrine?
This is the term used to describe a condition in which something disrupts the production of hormones.
What is Adrenal Gland Dysfunction?
This structure controls hormones that initiate the fight-or-flight response.
What is the Adrenal Medulla?
What are the Kidneys?
This emergency medical device is used for severe allergic reactions and is basically a dose of adrenal hormone in a syringe.
What is an EpiPen?
This hormone helps regulate blood pH by balancing electrolytes.
What is Aldosterone?
An overproduction of this Hormone causes Cushing's Syndrome.
What is Cortisol?
This structure contains the zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, and zona reticularis.
What is the Adrenal Cortex?
The adrenal glands work closely with this division of the Autonomic Nervous System.
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System?
This is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands.
What is an adrenalectomy?
Aldosterone regulates blood pressure and electrolyte balance by releasing it into the urine.
What is Potassium?
Symptoms of this adrenal tumor include: High blood pressure, headaches, heavy sweating, nervous shakes, and vision problems.
What is Pheochromocytoma?
This is the outermost structure of the adrenal glands.
What is the capsule?
These parts of the brain control the adrenal gland.
What are the hypothalamus and pituitary gland?
The Left Adrenal gland has this unique shape that is different and larger than its pyramidal-shaped counterpart.
What is Crescent-shaped?
This hormone helps break down fats, proteins, and carbs into energy.
What is Cortisol?
The immune system attacking the adrenal glands has this effect.
Low cortisol production (Addison's Disease)
The adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla are two regions of this gland that differ in how they respond to stress.
What is long-term vs. immediate stress response? (respectively)
DHEA and Androgenic Steroids connect to these other glands that produce larger amounts?
What are the Ovaries and Testes?
In these types of people, the Adrenal Glands can be up to 4 times larger than the kidneys.
What are newborns (around 3 months old)?
These are all the other functions of Epinephrine and Norepinephrine.
What is can increase heart rate, force of heart contractions, blood flow to muscles and brain, relax airway smooth muscles, and assist in glucose metabolism?
Unlike primary adrenal failure, this condition is caused by inadequate ACTH production from the "master gland."
What is Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency?
These are specialized neuroendocrine cells that secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine into the bloodstream, playing a central role in the "fight or flight" response.
What are Chromaffin Cells?
The release of cortisol suppresses excessive inflammation from the immune system and inhibits certain activities in these cells.
What are white blood cells?
Adrenal Glands are roughly the size of this tree nut.
What are walnuts?