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[[File:EndocrineSystem.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] showing the location of the '''adrenal glands'''.]] | [[File:EndocrineSystem.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] showing the location of the '''adrenal glands'''.]] | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
| − | The '''adrenal glands''' are [[Endocrine Gland|endocrine glands]] located just above each [[kidney]] | + | The '''adrenal glands''' are [[Endocrine Gland|endocrine glands]] located just above each [[kidney]]. |
===About the Adrenal Glands=== | ===About the Adrenal Glands=== | ||
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Contents
Key Stage 4
A diagram showing the location of the adrenal glands.
Meaning
The adrenal glands are endocrine glands located just above each kidney.
About the Adrenal Glands
- The adrenal glands secrete a hormone called adrenaline.
- The target organs for adrenaline are heart, which beats faster in response to adrenaline and the brain, which has improved reaction times in response to adrenaline.
References
AQA
- Adrenal gland, pages 190-1. GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA'
- Adrenal glands, page 61, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA'
- Adrenal glands, page 73, 80, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA'
- Adrenal glands, pages 13, 22, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA'
- Adrenal glands, pages 181, 199, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA'
- Adrenal glands, pages 207, 235, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA'
Edexcel
- Adrenal gland, page 142, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
- Adrenal gland, page 98, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
- Adrenal glands, pages 224, 227, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
- Adrenal glands, pages 77, 78, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel