HUMAN ANATOMY PACKAGE
HUMAN ANATOMY PACKAGE
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ISBN: 9780135976777
Author: Martini
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 10RFT
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Match the term melatonin with the most closely related description given below:

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Stimulates milk production

Regulated by hormones

Pineal gland

Norepinephrine release

Decreases water loss

Lymphocyte maturation

Stimulates estrogen secretion

Produces releasing hormone

Viscous fluid with stored hormones

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The pineal gland consists of two types of cells (1) pinealocytes and (2) interstitial cells. It is a part of epithalamus of CNS. Melatonin, a hormone is derived from the molecules of serotonin (a type of neurotransmitter), and secreted by the pinealocytes.

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