Tiêu đề 41. ADRENAL GLAND.pdf ✅

PHARMD GURU Page 1 The two adrenal (suprarenal) glands are situated on the upper pole of each kidney enclosed within the renal fascia. They are about 4 cm long and 3 cm thick. The glands are composed of two parts which have different structures and functions. The outer part is the cortex and the inner part the medulla. The adrenal cortex is essential to life but the medulla is not. ADRENAL CORTEX: The adrenal cortex produces three groups of steroid hormones from cholesterol. They are collectively called adreno-corticocoids (corticosteroids).The groups are: 1) Glucocorticoids 2) Mineralocorticoids 3) Sex hormones (androgens). The hormones in each group have different characteristic actions but as they are structurally similar their actions may overlap. ADRENAL GLAND