Adrenal Gland Bircan Dogan 9D Task 1 My assignment is about the adrenal gland. The adrenal gland is a compound organ situated on the top of each kidney. It consists of an outer cortex and an inner medulla. 25mm wide, 50mm long, 5mm thick Diagram of the adrenal glands The adrenal gland releases the hormones adrenaline (epinephrine), noradrenaline (norepinephrine), steroid hormones and others, which are released into the bloodstream and act like hormones. The Chromaffin tissue secretes adrenalin and noradrenaline. The steroid hormones come from the adrenal cortex, with stores 2 hormones that are of particular importance. The Mineralocorticoid (aldosterone) and Glucocortico