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2. Adrenal gland - Wikipedia

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   Adrenal glands, anterior (left) and posterior (right) surface. The adrenal glands are located on both sides of the body in the retroperitoneum, above and slightly medial to the kidneys. In humans, the right adrenal gland is pyramidal in shape, whereas the left is semilunar or crescent shaped and somewhat larger. [8]

3. Is Adrenal Fatigue Real? - AOL

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   Some of his patients recite claims they've read on social media: that adrenal fatigue happens when the adrenal glands, which produce the stress hormone cortisol, can’t keep up with the amount of ...

4. Stress (biology) - Wikipedia

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   Stress may also increase reward associated with food, leading to weight gain and further changes in eating habits. [57] Stress may contribute to various disorders, such as fibromyalgia, [58] chronic fatigue syndrome, [59] depression, [60] as well as other mental illnesses [13] and functional somatic syndromes. [61]

5. Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis - Wikipedia

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   Schematic of the HPA axis (CRH, corticotropin-releasing hormone; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone) Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal cortex The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis or HTPA axis) is a complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among three components: the hypothalamus (a part of the brain located below the thalamus), the pituitary gland (a ...

6. Tough Week? This Workout Is Best To Reduce Stress ... - AOL

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   Low-cortisol workouts can help with stress and sleep. ... which is characterized by having elevated levels of cortisol which can be caused by issues with adrenal glands or steroid medications.

7. Sympathoadrenal system - Wikipedia

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   Electrical impulses carried by the sympathetic nervous system are converted to a chemical response in the adrenal gland. Chromaffin cells contained in the adrenal medulla act as postganglionic nerve fibers that release this chemical response into the blood as a circulating messenger. The sympathoadrenal system can activate and discharge ...