text: The<unk>  is the innermost layer of the adrenal cortex, which is the outer portion of the adrenal gland, a gland found above the kidneys (which is why it is also known as the suprarenal gland). The adrenal gland produces norepinephrine and epineprhine (known as adrenaline in British nomenclature, hence the gland's name) in the adrenal medulla. Within the cortex, the gland produces mineralocorticoids such as aldosterone in the outermost<unk>  glomerulosa (regulating salt balance), glucocorticoids such as cortisol in the middle<unk>  fasciculata (regulating carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism), and androgens such as dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), which is an important sex hormone in females. The<unk>  lies beneath the<unk>  fasciculata and above the adrenal medulla, and its cells are arranged in a network of cords (a reticulum).
option_0: Zona reticularis
option_1: Gracile nucleus
option_2: Area postrema
option_3: Cuneate nucleus
option_4: Juxtarestiform body
option_5: Ventral tegmentum
option_6: Caudate nucleus
option_7: Mammillary body