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The pineal gland helps regulate the body’s responses to day and night cycles. The pineal gland increases production of melatonin, a hormone that synchronizes the body’s rhythms with the cycle of light and dark.
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What does circadian cycle mean?
Circadian means day night cycles or it can mean anything else like that. Weekday and weekend cycles.
What happens to your pupil during the day and night?
well,in the day it is smaller,and,in the night,it is bigger
Do you grow at night and shrink during the day?
no you grow more at night but you still grow in the day
What is the night and day cycle?
The day/night cycle is a cycle that happens every day. Day and night. It is the sun and the moon and how earth spins that gives us our day/night cycle. we get day and night because of earths rounds on axis we need day and night for plants and night animals thank you
Behavior cycles that take place over a period of about one day are called?
I dont give a flying crap,this stupid
What are circadian rhythms associated with jet lag?
Circadian rhythms are a living organisms day/night cycles, daylight interacting with body hormone chemistry.
Hormone for body's day and night cycle?
Melatonin
Why do the moon have day and night cycles?
The moon has day and because the moon rotates
Cycles in the nervous system?
i assume you mean night - day cycles called circadian rhythms. these are variations in the brain's activity depending on the time of the day.
What does circadian cycle mean?
Circadian means day night cycles or it can mean anything else like that. Weekday and weekend cycles.
How important is melatonin to children?
It regulates essential biological rhythms such as day/night cycles.
When does a human body grow the most during the day or night?
Well some people seem to think only the growth hormone is released at night. However, not only does this happen, but the body absorbed this hormone ONLY at night...so therefore YES you grow more at night than by day.
Do the other planets in the solar system have day and night?
Yes. Since all planets in the solar system spin on an axis, every planet has cycles of day and night.
What are two observations that are difficult to explain if the earth is not revolving around the sun?
Seasons, day/night cycles
What are animals called if they are awake during the day and night eg cats?
Cats are polyphasic, which means that they have several sleep cycles each day.
What gland may influence your day night cycles and even regulate the onset of sexual maturity?
The pineal gland.
Both earth and the moon have day night cycles because they each what or spin on an what?
they spin on an axis -cw, 12
