For 10 points, identify this pair of endocrine organs that secrete aldosterone and epinephrine, two glands which sit above the kidneys.
This organ's namesake middle artery originates between the celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery on the aorta. Â A deficiency in the enzyme 21-hydroxylase can lead to congenital hyperplasia of this organ, which is the only tissue to receive direct innervation from the greater thoracic splanchnic nerve. Â Its innermost region contains chromaffin cells, and lies deep to the zona reticularis. Â This organ's zona glomerulosa is primarily regulated by angiotensin II, and excess stimulation of its (*) zona fasciculata can lead to a disorder with the classic symptoms of acanthosis nigricans, central adiposity, and moon facies, known as Cushing's syndrome. Â For 10 points, identify this pair of endocrine organs that secrete aldosterone and epinephrine, two glands which sit above the kidneys.
This organ's namesake middle artery originates between the celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery on the aorta.
adrenal glands (also accept suprarenal glands)