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Anatomical structure which is found on the surface of the kidney and secretes various hormones including epinephrine, norephinephrine, aldosterone, corticosterone, and cortisol.[AAO]

suprarenal cortex manufactures corticosteroids; suprarenal medulla manufactures epinephrine and norepinephrine; suprarenal medulla receives preganglionic sympathetic innervation from the greater thoracic splanchnic n.

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glandula suprarenalis, suprarenal capsule, interrenal gland, epinephric gland, adrenal capsule, adrenal, atrabiliary capsule, adrenal medulla cell, epinephros, suprarenal gland

All craniates have groups of cells homologous to the mammalian adrenocortical and chromaffin tissues, but they are scattered in and near the kidneys in fishes. (...) The cortical and chromaffin tissues come together to form adrenal glands in tetrapods.[well established][VHOG]

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The origin of the adrenal gland is still controversial. It is thought to share the same origin as the kidney and gonads, derived from coelomic epithelium of the urogenital ridge and/or the underlying mesenchyme (Keegan and Hammer, 2002; Morohashi, 1997). We follow Kardong and state homology at the level of the cortex and medulla rather than gland as a whole

• adrenal medulla
• adrenal cortex

• suprarenal vein

• suprarenal artery

• adrenal gland capsule

• adrenal medulla
• adrenal cortex
• adrenal gland capsule
• adrenal tissue