TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex A1 - Else, Tobias A1 - Hammer, Gary D. A2 - Hammer, Gary D. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. PY - 2013 T2 - Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 7e 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). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100863375 ER -