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Main article: Adrenal gland. The adrenal glands are located above the kidneys in humans and in front of the kidneys in other animals. The adrenal glands (also known as suprarenal glands) are endocrine glands that produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol.
Hormone Production. 1  Hormone production begins in the brain where the Hypothalamus gland produces a hormone called Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (GnRH). 2  GnRH then travels through the blood vessels to gland nearby called the Pituitary gland (which is also in the brain) where it stimulates the production of two hormones.