Adrenal

Question 1

catecholamines are derived form which amino acid?

Answer 1

thymine

Question 2

what are the 3 layers of the adrenal cortex from outer to inner?

Answer 2

zona glomerulosa
zona fasciculate
zona reticularis

Question 3

what hormone is secreted by the zona glomerulosa?

Answer 3

aldosterone

Question 4

what hormone is secreted by the zona fasciculate?

Answer 4

glucocorticoids

Question 5

what hormone is secreted by the zona reticularis?

Answer 5

androgens

Question 6

what nerves innervate the adrenal medulla?

Answer 6

splanchnic nerves

preganglionic sympathetic fibres release ACh which stimulates chromaffin cells to release catecholamines via exocytosis