Adrenal cortex

Adrenal cortex
Layers of cortex
Details
PrecursorMesoderm[1]
Identifiers
Latincortex glandulae suprarenalis
MeSHD000302
TA98A11.5.00.007
A13.2.03.005
TA23881
FMA15632
Anatomical terminology

The adrenal cortex is the outer region and also the largest part of the adrenal gland. It is divided into three separate zones: zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata and zona reticularis. Each zone is responsible for producing specific hormones. It is also a secondary site of androgen synthesis.[2]

  1. ^ "Embryology of the adrenal gland". Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  2. ^ Anatomy Atlases – Microscopic Anatomy, plate 15.292 – "Adrenal Gland"