CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
ENDOCRINE
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Secrete hormones that makes us the modern edgy teen
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Regulates when you go to sleep & wake up
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Helps the chillen (Children) grow
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main function of the pineal gland is to receive and convey information about the current light-dark cycle from the environment via the production and secretion of melatonin cyclically at night (dark period) (6, 7).
Detailed explanation-2: -Functions Of Pineal Gland This gland secretes the hormone melatonin which regulates the circadian rhythm of the body and also certain reproductive hormones. The secretion of this hormone depends upon the amount of light a person is exposed to. This hormone is produced in large amounts when it is dark.
Detailed explanation-3: -The pineal gland secretes melatonin which is a hormone derived from tryptophan that plays a central role in the regulation of circadian rhythm of the body. This circadian rhythm is the roughly 24-hour cycle of biological activities associated with natural periods of light and darkness.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since reduction in the amount of REM sleep is associated with cerebral maturation and since the pineal gland has been implicated both in cerebral development and in the organization of REM sleep, the pineal gland may be involved in the maturation of the adult REM sleep pattern.