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.
extended family a nuclear family and their close relatives, such as the children's grandparents, aunts, and uncles. nuclear family a family consisting of a two-generation relationship of parents and children, living together and more or less isolated from their extended family. nuclear dyad family a husband and wife with no children. family of origin the family in which a person grew up.