Zones of the adrenal cortex and their hormones
GFR: salt, sugar, sex
Maps enzyme defects such as 21-hydroxylase deficiency to hormone deficits.
It runs outside to inside only; the medulla is a separate structure.
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GFR: salt, sugar, sex. It helps you recall: Zones of the adrenal cortex and their hormones.
Glomerulosa makes aldosterone (salt)
Fasciculata makes cortisol (sugar)
Reticularis makes androgens (sex)
G: Glomerulosa makes aldosterone (salt); F: Fasciculata makes cortisol (sugar); R: Reticularis makes androgens (sex).
It belongs to Endocrinology in Physiology.
It runs outside to inside only; the medulla is a separate structure.
Maps enzyme defects such as 21-hydroxylase deficiency to hormone deficits.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Physiology question about Endocrinology.
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