Editing Adrenals (section)

== Answers ==

# What is the typical arterial blood supply to the adrenal glands?
## Superior adrenal artery arising from the inferior phrenic artery
## Middle adrenal artery arising from the aorta
## Inferior adrenal artery arising from the adrenal artery
# Where do the adrenal veins drain to?
#* Right adrenal: IVC
#* Left adrenal: renal vein
# What are the 3 zones of the adrenal cortex and what do the secrete?
## Glomerulosa: aldosterone
## Fasiculata: cortisol
## Reticularis: sex hormons
# Describe the autonomic innervation of the adrenal medulla
#* Preganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers act directly on the medulla, there are no postganglionic fibers
# Which enzyme catalyzes the conversion of norepinephrine to epinephrine?
#* PNMT (phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase)
# What are the catecholamines produced by the medulla? From which amino acid are they made?
#* Dopamine, noepinephrine, epinephrine
#* Tyrosine