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Which areas of the adrenal gland provide short term response to stress?


-And also long term response to stress?
-Which part of the adrenal gland releases hormones that induce fight or flight responses?

Adrenal medulla secretes catecholamines: adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) - these are the short term response to stress - the 'fight or flight' response. The adrenal cortex produces cortisol, which is increased in long-term physiological stress.

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