RT Book, Section
A1 Else, Tobias
A1 Hammer, Gary D.
A2 Hammer, Gary D.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1158875742
T1 Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex
T2 Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 8e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260026504
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1158875742
RD 2024/04/20
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  steroids  related  to  androgens,  chiefly  dehydroepiandrosterone  (DHEA)  and  DHEA  sulfate  (DHEAS).  The  glucocorticoids  help  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  has  been  determined  for  adrenal  androgens.  The  inner  adrenal  medulla,  discussed  in  Chapter  12,  secretes  catecholamines  (epinephrine,  norepinephrine,  and  dopamine).