These are located above the kidneys.
Two regions of the adrenal gland are adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla.
• Adrenal cortex secretes the hormones like cortisol, aldosterone and androgens.
• Adrenal medulla secretes the hormones like adrenaline and noradrenaline. Adrenaline is also called the “hormone of fight or flight,” or the emergency hormone. It prepares the body to face an emergency condition of physical stress, like danger, anger and excitement.
