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Describe the location of the adrenal glands:
Describe broadly the two divisions of the adrenal gland:
Name the layers of the trilaminar embryo the two divisions arise from:
Describe the coverings of the adrenal gland:
Describe the appearance of the adrenal cortex under medium magnification:
Describe the appearance of the adrenal cortex under high power magnification:
Describe the control of the layers of the adrenal cortex:
List the characteristic features of a steroid secreting cell:
Describe the function of the golgi apparatus:
Describe the anatomical arrangement of the adrenal medulla:
Describe the function of the adrenal medulla secretory cells:
Describe the origin of the term 'chromaffin cells' of the adrenal medulla:
Compare the secretion from the chromaffin cells to that of the sympathetic nervous system:
Describe the arterial supply to the adrenal gland:
Describe the venous drainage of the adrenal gland:
Describe how the vascular structure influences the type of catecholamine secreted:
Describe the embryological development of the adrenal gland:
List the glands derived from
Ectoderm:
Mesoderm:
Endoderm:
