Functions of Cortisol & DHEA. Cortisol is a primary stress hormone produced by the adrenals, and is also a potent anti-inflammatory hormone. Cortisol's action can suppress immune function. Another of its primary functions is to raise blood sugar through gluconeogenesis.
In the context of human society, a family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people affiliated either by consanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage or other relationship), or co-residence (as implied by the etymology of the English word family) or some combination of these.
Posted 20 Mar 2010. Our immediate family is mom, dad, children. If mom and dad divorce, their spouses become immediate family, if they have children either by marriage or union, they become immediate family. If children marry and have children, their spouses and children become immediate family.