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Q: Which gland regulates wake and sleep patterns?
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What gland secrets the Fight or Flight hormones?

The pineal gland releases melatonin, which regulates sleep/wake cycles. The adrenal glands release epinephrine, which is the fight or flight hormone.


What gland produces melatonin a hormone that may regulate wake sleep patterns?

Pineal gland at the dorsal aspect of brain secreates the hormone melatonin, that may regulate wake up and sleep patterns.


What does the pineal gland do for the body besides hormones?

The pineal body which is located posterior to the hypothalamus is a smooth, fingertip-shaped tissue that secretes the hormone melatonin. It maintains the body's internal clock and the 24-hour wake-sleep cycle and regulates the onset and duration of sleep. 


How does the pineal gland affect behavior?

The pineal gland responds to light and secretes melatonin. Melatonin controls sleep and wake patterns. so the pineal is activated by light creating sleep and wake patterns pretty much what i said earlier.


Sleep wake cycles are regulated by the?

pineal gland


What is the pineal body function?

Function of the pineal body/gland is endocrine. This contributes the the alertness or consciousness of one's self and produces "melatonin" which regulates the sleep/wake patterns. The name derives from its shape. It produces melatonin that helps to regulate sleep/wake functions, and even seasonal functions (e.g. more wakefulness and productivity in the summer, versus more restfulness - and, in some animals, hibernation - in the winter).


The pineal gland produces?

The pineal gland is an endocrine gland located in the center of the brain (of vertebrate animals). It resembles a pine cone, which is the origin of its name. This gland produces serotonin and derivative melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone that regulates sleep patterns.


What influence sleep-wake cycle?

The hormone melatonin, which is secreted by the pineal gland.


What influences sleep wake cycles?

The hormone melatonin, which is secreted by the pineal gland.


Why do your parents make you go to sleep when your just not tired and wake you up when your very tired?

your body has a gland called the pituatary gland and that gland controld your sleep so when u go to bed your pituatary gland is not ready to control your body at the "sleeping mode" so when you wake up your body is then ready to go to the "sleeping mode'


Why does endocrine system called as human body clock?

The pineal gland produces hormones which regulate wake/sleep cycles.


What is The rhythm that regulates the body''s natural wake sleep cycle is called?

http://www.answers.com/topic/body-rhythm-physiology