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Abdomen

Adrenal gland

This structure is present in the model and can be selected, rotated and isolated. No written description has been recorded for it yet — the atlas will show you its system and its position.

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NEET points

Class 11 · Unit V · Human Physiology · Chemical Coordination and Integration

  • One on top of each kidney, with a central medulla and a surrounding cortex.
  • The medulla makes adrenaline and noradrenaline — the emergency hormones of the fight-or-flight response.
  • The cortex makes glucocorticoids such as cortisol, mineralocorticoids such as aldosterone, and small amounts of androgens.

Chapter numbering moved when NCERT rationalised its books in 2023 and the NTA has revised the NEET syllabus since, so this maps by unit and title. It is a study aid, not a syllabus.

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