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All About Adrenal Glands

  • January 11, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The adrenal glands are two small organs that sit atop each kidney. The outer adrenal cortex makes hormones that you need to live, like cortisol (which helps the immune system). The inner adrenal medulla produces hormones that are very useful but not essential to life, like adrenaline. (Designua / Shuterstock)

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