CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
ENDOCRINE
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produces a hormone (melatonin) that helps you go to sleep
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produces a hormone that stimulates the immune response
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produces a hormone that increases blood
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produces a hormone that deceases bone calcium levels
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Detailed explanation-1: -Your pineal gland’s main job is to help control the circadian cycle of sleep and wakefulness by secreting melatonin. The pineal gland is shaped like a tiny pinecone, which is how it got its name (“pine”-al gland). However, it is pronounced “pin-ee-uhl.”
Detailed explanation-2: -The pineal gland is a very small gland in the centre of the brain shaped like a pine cone, which is where it gets its name. It is part of the endocrine system. It produces a hormone called melatonin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Melatonin is the only known hormone synthesized by the pineal gland and is released in response to darkness hence the name, “hormone of darkness” [10]. Melatonin provides a circadian and seasonal signal to the organisms in vertebrates.
Detailed explanation-4: -Your pineal gland secretes the highest levels of melatonin during the night and minimal amounts during the day.
Detailed explanation-5: -The main function of the pineal gland is to receive information about the state of the light-dark cycle from the environment and convey this information by the production and secretion of the hormone melatonin.