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3.  location  The adrenal gland medulla sits atop the kidney.

4.   Epinephrine (Adrenaline)  Norepinephrine (Noradrenaline)  Dopamine hormones

5.   Fight-or-flight response  Regulates:  Heart rate  Blood vessel and air passage diameters  Metabolic shifts  Essential for maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis because of its ability to divert blood to tissues under stress. epinephrine

6.   Increases:  Heart contraction  Brains oxygen supply  Blood pressure  Sugar level of the blood  Causes vasoconstriction  Required for skeletal homeostasis norepinephrine

7.   Chemical signal that sends information from one neuron to the next  “Feel good” chemical  Important for homeostasis because it keeps you from overworking and staying calm. dopamine

8.  feedback mechanisms

9.   Hyper Adrenals (Overactive)  Can lead to Cushing’s Disease  Sugar Cravings  Muscle Spasms  Fatigue  Acid Reflux  High Blood Sugar  Headaches what happens if the gland doesn’t function properly?

10.   Hyperactivity  Appropriate herbs & vitamins  Passion flower, hops, chamomile, fennel seeds, & vitamin C  Hypo activity  Herbs  Astragalus  Licorice root  Korean ginseng how to correct the problems of dysfunctioning adrenal medulla glands

11.   Hypo Adrenals (Underactive)  Can lead to Addison’s Disease  Insomnia  Chronic fatigue  Salt cravings  Low blood pressure  Depression  Exhaustion  Colon Disorders what happens if the gland doesn’t function properly?

12.   Pheochromocytoma  Rare, usually benign tumor that develops in the core of an adrenal gland.  Tuberculosis  Bacteria that can attack the spine, kidney & brain.  Addisons Disease  Occurs when your body produces insufficient amounts of certain hormones produced by your adrenal glands  Cushings Disease  Occurs when your body is exposed to high levels of the hormone cortisol  Autoimmune Disease  Occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue Diseases

13.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_gland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_gland  http://www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/22683/r outer.asp http://www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/22683/r outer.asp  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2 576282/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2 576282/  google.com Sources

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