Adrenal Glands Flash Cards

Question	Answer
What are the four regions within the adrenal gland?	Zona Glomerulosa Zona Fasiculata Zona Reticularis Zona Medulla
What is the starting material for synthesis of the corticortisoids?	Starting material is cholesterol
Where in the adrenal gland are the mineral corticoids, glucocorticoids and androgens synthesised? What are the actions of these hormones?	Mineralcorticoids is synthesised in the zona glomerulosa. Androgens andglucocorticoids are synthesised in the zona fasiculata and reticularis. The actions of these hormones are steroids, by which they regulate gene expression
What are the hormones synthesized in the adrenal medulla? What amino acid are they synthesized from?	Adrenaline and noradrenaline. Synthesized from tyrosine
What is the stimulus that causes secretion of the adrenal medulla hormones?	Sympathetic nervous system.

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	Created by Daniel Elandix G over 11 years ago