Pineal Gland

Pineal GlandBy:

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 asleep and when you wake up

Why melatonin is important to the maintenance of homeostasisPlays a part in the reproduction system

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.

What happens if the gland does not function properly?

Losing energyTrouble with simple body

tasks like food digestionBad skin and hair

Sourceshttp://www.yourhormones.info/glands/pineal_gla

nd.aspxhttp://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/tc/melat

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