Pineal

Part of the epithalamus.

Size of a small pea.

Releases melatonin.

Melatonin is derived from seratonin, stimulated by noradrenalin.

Regulates body clock.

 

Pineal Images

 

Adrenal Cortex

Amygdala

Anterior pituitary

Basal Ganglia

Diencephalon

Hippocampus

Hypothalamus

Limbic System

Medulla

Parathyroid

Pituitary

Posterior pituitary

Thalamus

Thymus

Thyroid

 

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