![Adrenal gland](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalgland.gif)
The Adrenal Cortex:
Terms to know and recognize:
Zona Glomerulosa- produces hormone Aldosterone
Zona Fasciculata- produces hormone Cortisol
Zona Reticularis- produces sex hormones Androgen
Sinusoids
![Adrenal sinusoids](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalsinusoids.jpg)
Adrenal Sinusoids
The Zona's
![adrenal cortex zones](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalcortexzones.jpg)
Zona Glomerulosa- Aldosterone
Zona Fasciculata- Cortisol
Zona Reticularis- Androgen
![adrenal gland 1](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalcortexandmedulla.gif)
![Zona Glomerulosa & Fasciculata](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalgandr.gif)
Zona Glomerulosa up close
![adrenal Fasciculata, Reticularis, and Medulla](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalcortexzonagfandr.gif)
Zona fasciculata and reticularis
![Adrenal zones with info](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalzoneswithinfo.jpg)
Unmarked all Zona's
![adrenal gland 2](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalcortexmedulla2.gif)
Adrenal medulla:
terms to Know:
Chromaffin cells- produce both adrenaline and noradrenaline
Sympathetic ganglia
Medullary Vein- Adrenal blood supply flows from capsular arteries to medullary veins by percolating through cortical sinusoids.
![Photobucket](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalmedullachromaffincells-1.gif)
Chromaffin Cells
![adrenal medullary veins](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalmedullaryvein.jpg)
Medullary vein
A Few pictures to review the adrenal gland
![Zona Reticularis & Medulla](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalzonafandr.gif)
Zona Reticularis and Fasciculata
![adrenal gland 1](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/lovesthesunset/anatomy%20and%20physiology/adrenalcortexandmedulla.gif)
All zonas
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