Question

What part of the brain controls the adrenal glands?

Answer 1

Adrenal glands

1. The suprarenal glands, commonly known as the small, triangular-shaped adrenal glands, are situated on top of both kidneys.
2. Adrenal glands generate hormones that regulate your immune system, blood pressure, how the body respond to stress, and other important bodily functions.
3. The most important hormones are cortisol, androgens, estrogen, a mineralocorticoid called aldosterone, and (sex hormones).
4. The pituitary and hypothalamus in the brain function together to control the adrenal glands.
5. The hypothalamus releases corticotropin-releasing hormone, which stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
6. ACTH stimulates the release of corticoids from the adrenal cortex.