An instructor asks students to identify the hormones derived from the adrenal cortex versus the adrenal medulla. Which answer is correct?

• A. Adrenal cortex: cortisol, epinephrine, aldosterone; Adrenal medulla: norepinephrine, dehydroepiandrosterone
• B. Adrenal cortex: aldosterone, norepinephrine, cortisol; Adrenal medulla: epinephrine, glucagon
• C. Adrenal cortex: cortisol, aldosterone, adrenal androgens; Adrenal medulla: epinephrine, norepinephrine
• D. Adrenal cortex: epinephrine, thyroid hormone, cortisol; Adrenal medulla: aldosterone, adrenal androgens

Answer: (C)