# What are the adrenal glands?

The adrenal glands is called the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands). Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a pair of small, roughly triangular endocrine glands.

## What it means

- A pair of small, roughly triangular endocrine glands.
- Each has an outer cortex and an inner medulla.
- The cortex makes steroid hormones; the medulla makes adrenaline and noradrenaline.

## Action steps

1. Sit like caps on top of the two kidneys.
2. In the back of the upper abdomen.
3. Behind the peritoneum.

## Sources

- [Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918)](https://www.bartleby.com/107/)

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