Cortisone

Directly above each human kidney lies a small yellowish brown organ resem­bling a miniature pancake. They are known as adrenal glands, and they be­long to the endocrine system of our body. Unlike the other organs of our body, the endocrine glands have no duct or outlet. Each adrenal gland consists of two parts—the inner core called the medulla, which manufactures adrenalin; and the outer bark termed the cortex, which pro­duces twenty to thirty compounds. Al­though these hormone compounds have...