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| What are the two parts of the adrenal glands? |
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| adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla |
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| outer part of the adrenal gland |
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| inner part of adrenal gland |
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| What sits on the superior border of each kidney? |
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| What are the regions of the adrenal cortex? |
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| outer zona glomerulose, middle zona fasciculate, and inner zonal reticularis |
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| What is the outer region of the adrenal cortex called? |
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| What is the middle region of the adrenal cortex called? |
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| What is the inner region of the adrenal cortex called? |
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| What is the inner region of the adrenal cortex called? |
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| What makes up about 15% of the adrenal volume and produces mineralocorticoid hormones? |
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| What is the main hormone of aldosterone? |
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| mineralocorticoid hormone |
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| What stimulates the conversation of sodium ions and the elimination of potassium ions? |
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| What produces steroid hormones called glucocorticoids due to the effect on glucose metabolism? |
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| What shows anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting WBC (white blood cell) activities? |
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| What has fenestrated blood vessels and produce small quantities of androgen sex hormones? |
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| pale gray or pink color due to many blood vessels, its secretions are controlled by sympathetic division of autonomic nervous system |
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| What are the fight or flight hormones? |
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| epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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| What do adrenaline and noradrenaline increase? |
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| cardiac activity, good pressure, glycogen breakdown, blood glucose levels, and release lipids by adipose tissue |
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| What does the fight or flight mechanism do? |
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| prepares the body for life threatening situations |
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| What is administered directly to the heart in arrest? |
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| What contains neurons, neuroglia, and secretory cells that synthesize and secrete the hormone melatonin from the neurotransmitter soreness? |
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| nourish, protect, and support nerve cells |
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| What may play a role in timing of human sexual maturation, it is a very effective antioxidant that many protect CNS neurons from free radicals like NO an H2O2? |
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| What does melatonin help set? |
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| What are circadian rhythms? |
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| What may increased melatonin secreted in darkness cause? |
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| seasonal affective disorder |
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| What is seasonal affective disorder? |
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| change in mood, eating, sleeping in winter with sunlight |
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| between stomach and small intestine |
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| What is called the islets of Langerhans? |
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| alpha cells, beta cells, delta cells, F cells |
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