The Golgi consists of four functionally distinct regions:

a. Cis compartments

b. Medial compartments

c. Trans compartments

d. Trans-Golgi network

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The conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone, catalyzed by cholesterol desmolase (P450scc or CYP11A1), in mitochondria

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Zona glomerulosa cells capable of secreting significant amounts of aldosterone because they contain the enzyme aldosterone synthase

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Zona glomerulosa lacks 17α-hydroxylase

Increases Na+ reabsorption Increases K+ secretion Increases H+ secretion

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The synthesis and secretion of steroid hormones by the adrenal cortex depend on the stimulation of cholesterol desmolase by ACTH

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The zona fasciculata/reticularis, is under the exclusive control of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.