The adrenal glands are comprised of two parts--the cortex and medulla--that produce hormones (chemicals messengers that regulate body functions). The medulla, or inner part of the adrenal glands, produces the hormones norepinephrine and epinephrine, which regulate the fight or flight response in the body, the body's reaction to stressful events.
One cun = width of the thumb, in the middle, at the crease. or. One cun = the distance between the distal and proximal inter-phalangeal joints of the 3rd (middle) finger. One and 1/2 cun (1.5) = width of the two forefingers. Three cun = combined breadth of the four fingers, at the level of the pinky finger's first joint above the palm of the hand.
1 AU = 149,597,870.700 kilometers (or 149,597,870,700 meters). Definition: An Astronomical Unit is the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun. In 2012, the International Astronomical Union defined the distance to be 149,597,870,700 meters. Historical Background: Tycho Brahe estimated the distance between the Sun and the Earth at 8 million kilometers (5 million miles). Later, Johannes Kepler estimated the AU was at 24 million kilometers (15 million miles).