Menna Abdel-Dayem

Very short questions

1. Where are the adrenal glands and how many do we have?

2. Each adrenal gland is made of two separate organs - they are:

3. What is the embryonic origin of the adrenal cortex?

4. What is the embryonic origin of the adrenal cortex?

5. What is the embryonic origin of the adrenal medulla?

6. steroids are produced in the

7. epinephrine and norepinephrine are produced by the

8. What are the layers of the adrenal cortex?

9. Zona glomerulosa: describe

10. Zona fasciculata: describe

11. Zona reticularis

12. Aldosterone is produced by the _____ and is a ______

13. Aldosterone secretion is stimulated by _______ made by the _______ cells of the __________

14. Action of aldosterone

15. glucocorticoid production (like cortisol and androgens) is stimulated by _________ made by the _______ cells of the _________

16. What is the action of glucocorticoids?

17. cortisol is a _________ while aldosterone is a ________

18. Adrenal medulla contains ________ cells which are modified postganglionic sympathetic neurons lacking axons and dendrites

19. chromaffin cells are located in___________and are_________

20. Chromaffin cells produce ______ when stimulated by ______

21. Blood supply to adrenal medulla