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Pineal Gland

Pineal Gland. By: Andy Thomas and Taryn Kan. Location. In the epithalamus where the 2 parts of the brain come together Middle of the brain. What kinds of hormones it produces. melatonin. Effects of melatonin to the human body. Controls when you fall

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Pineal Gland

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  1. Pineal Gland By: Andy Thomas and Taryn Kan

  2. Location • In the epithalamus where the 2 parts of the brain come together • Middle of the brain

  3. What kinds of hormones it produces • melatonin

  4. Effects of melatonin to the human body • Controls when you fall asleep and when you wake up

  5. Why melatonin is important to the maintenance of homeostasis • Plays a part in the reproduction system

  6. Identify Feedback Mechanisms and Antagonistic Hormones. The feedback mechanism is that melatonin helps regulate the body by determining when it is day or night. -The antagonistic hormones are astrocytes, which makes up 5% of the pineal gland, as the rest of the gland is made up of 95% pinealocytes. -Is nutritional and structural for it to be involved in the clearance of neurotransmitters from within the synaptic cleft.

  7. What happens if the gland does not function properly? • Losing energy • Trouble with simple body tasks like food digestion • Bad skin and hair

  8. Sources • http://www.yourhormones.info/glands/pineal_gland.aspx • http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/tc/melatonin-overview

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