RT Book, Section
A1 Else, Tobias
A1 Hammer, Gary D.
A2 Hammer, Gary D.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1100863375
T1 Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex
T2 Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-180600-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100863375
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  adrenal  gland  is  actually  two  endocrine  organs,  one  wrapped  around  the  other.  The  outer  adrenal  cortex  secretes  many  different  steroid  hormones,  including  glucocorticoids  such  as  cortisol,  mineralocorticoids  such  as  aldosterone,  and  androgens,  chiefly  dehydroepiandrosterone  (DHEA).  The  glucocorticoids  help  to  regulate  carbohydrate,  protein,  and  fat  metabolism.  The  mineralocorticoids  help  to  regulate  Na+  and  K+  balance  and  extracellular  fluid  volume.  The  glucocorticoids  and  mineralocorticoids  are  essential  for  survival,  but  no  essential  role  of  adrenal  androgens  has  been  determined.  The  inner  adrenal  medulla,  discussed  in  Chapter  12,  secretes  catecholamines  (epinephrine,  norepinephrine,  and  dopamine).