The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world. It is home to more than 30 million humans and one in ten known species in the world. The Amazon rainforest covers a vast area of 6.7 million square kilometres.

1. It is secreted in the adrenal gland into the medulla as well as in some neurons of the central nervous system.

2. It is known as an emergency hormone because it initiates an instant response that causes the person to think about the stress and react quickly.