| 词汇 | suprarenal-gland |
| 释义 | suprarenal gland noun[ C ] anatomy specializeduk /suː.prəˈri.nəl ˌɡlænd/ us /suː.prəˈri.nəl ˌɡlænd/ either of a pair of glands(= small organs) that produce adrenalin(= a hormone that makes the heart beat faster and prepares the body to react to danger), found just above the kidneys: There are two adrenal glands, one on top of each kidney, also called suprarenal glands. Addison's Disease is a failure of the secreting cells in the cortex of the suprarenal gland. The suprarenal glands are two flattened masses of cells situated in the retroperitoneal tissue above the kidneys. The right suprarenal gland is generally described as triangular and the left as crescentic. The arteries supplying the suprarenal glands are numerous and of comparatively large size. Glands in the human body acinar acinus adenohypophysis adrenal adrenal cortex endocrinal endocrine gland endocrinologic endocrinological exocrine gland neuroendocrinologist neuroendocrinology neurohypophyseal neurohypophysis oil gland prostate gland prostatic pyloric gland sebaceous gland sweat gland Synonymadrenal gland |
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