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Adrenal Cortex - Coggle Diagram
Adrenal Cortex
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Function
Fetal Adrenal Cortex forms dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) (Hill, 2020)
Adult adrenal cortex produces DHEA, cortisol, corticosterone, cortisone, and aldosterone (Hill, 2020)
Development
Week 4- mesothelium cells increase rapidly initially forming small buds that separate from the epithelium (Hill, 2020)
Week 6- the mesenchymal cells surrounding the developing medulla cells differentiate first form the fetal adrenal cortex (Hill, 2020)
Week 8-9-fetal adrenal cortex synthesizes cortisol and is maximal at 8-9 weeks under the regulation of ACTH (Hill, 2020)
Late fetal period- differentiates to form cortical zones (Hill, 2020)
Birth- zona glomerulosa, zona fasiculata present (Hill, 2020)
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