Pineal Gland

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Pineal Gland

• By Brandi Christensen
• Sarah Schultz
• Gloria Parks

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Location of Pineal Gland

• small endocrine gland
• located in vertebrate brain (between the
  hemispheres in a groove where the two thalamic
  bodies join)
• reddish gray and about the size of a pea
• shaped like a pine cone

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Function of Pineal Gland

• synthesizes and secretes melatonin, which
  regulates the circadian rhythms of several
  biological functions reproductive function of
  many animals
• synthesis and secretion of melatonin is affected
  by light exposure to the retina
• low during the day, high at night
• melatonin affects sleep and activity high
  melatonin production induces fatigue, decreases
  motor activity, and lowers body temperature

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Pineal gland disorders

• Melatonin deficiency

• Melatonin excess

• Associated with insomnia or seasonal
  effectiveness disorder (SAD)
• Signs symptoms
• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• Elevated estrogen and progesterone levels
• Immune suppression

• Associated with seasonal effectiveness
  disorder(SAD)
• Lowered estrogen and progesterone levels
• Low thyroid and adrenal function
• Hypotension- low blood pressure

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Current issues with pineal gland

• Fluorides affect on the pineal gland
• There is a build up of fluoride the pineal gland
• in recent study the change the amount
• The result were that it caused a overproduction
  of melatonin

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biblography

• http//www.restorativemedicine.com/books
• http//www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endo
  crine/otherendo/pineal.html
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin
• http//pjharrislmp.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/awa
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