ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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Raises our blood sugar
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Regulates our blood pressure
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Regulates our metabolism
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Regulates our sleep cycle
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Detailed explanation-1: -Melatonin is regulated not only by that circadian oscillator but acts as a darkness signal, providing feedback to the oscillator. Melatonin has both a soporific effect and an ability to entrain the sleep-wake rhythm. It also has a major role in regulating the body temperature rhythm.
Detailed explanation-2: -It doesn’t make you sleep, but as melatonin levels rise in the evening it puts you into a state of quiet wakefulness that helps promote sleep, ‘’ explains Johns Hopkins sleep expert Luis F. Buenaver, Ph.D., C.B.S.M. “Most people’s bodies produce enough melatonin for sleep on their own.
Detailed explanation-3: -The hypothalamus, a peanut-sized structure deep inside the brain, contains groups of nerve cells that act as control centers affecting sleep and arousal.