Melatonin

Task One Explain the functions of the following The Temporal Lobe The temporal lobe is placed in the base of the cortex behind the temples. It is one of the four exceeding lobes in the cerebral cortex. The temporal lobe develops sensory information. It controls select listening and the data collected from the ears. Sound and speech is also created here. The temporal lobe conceives significant speech, including sounds and pitches. Long term and visual memories are stored here. The temporal…

(e.g. breast, pubic hair) and progesterone is highly active during ovulation to help thicken the uterus lining in preparation for pregnancy. Thymopoietin is the hormone released by the thymus to stimulate the growth of T-lymphocyte cells and the melatonin hormone is produced by the pineal gland to help control the circadian sleep-wake…

REM Behavior Disorder and Sleep Summary REM behavior disorder is a sleeping disorder in which individuals physically act out during the course of their dreams. The behaviors can range from a minimal level of inconvenience such as somniloquy, which is the technical term for sleep talking, to an extreme, physical level of violently lashing out and consequently injuring themselves or others around them. Furthermore, the brainwave activity during the REM stage of sleep in people with RBD resembles…

Writer Paul Bogard believes the preservation of natural darkness is essential. Our world’s growing reliance on artificial light causes difficulties in the development of humans, animals, and ecosystems as well. In the article “Let There Be Darkness”, Bogard uses anecdotes for personal observation, facts, and rousing feelings in order to demonstrate the argument of why natural darkness is necessary for the world to go back to its primitive state. The article begins with Bogard’s personal…

The process of aging raises causes of concern due to the increased risk of disease, and reduction of function ability and all around health. What if there was a way to increase longevity and health management as our bodies undergo this transition? Through the advancement of geroscience, these possibilities can now become reality. Geroscientists specifically explore the relationship between aging and diseases. There is a significant amount of evidence linking the cellular process our bodies go…

making it washable but the cover isn’t removable. The interior material contents are most prominently considered. These blankets have the fullness to release melatonin, a hormone that encourages sleep and the sleep cycle. The hormone is associated with the serotonin production, so the pressure that activates the chemical will also increase melatonin…

Paul Bogard explains his point of preserving natural darkness by stating it is a natural part that we humans have always needed. In health terms, darkness provides our bodies the ability to produce a hormone called melatonin. This not only helps us gain efficient rest but also reduce the possibility of certain cancers from developing. Risks linked to these like sleep deprivation, depression, and such have been linked to long exposure of light. By using medical research, Bogard is successful in…

of lower grades, tardiness or absence in class, and trouble focusing (Williams). Teenagers are almost stereotypically notorious for all of these things, but it may be due more to a lack of sleep than laziness. As previously stated, the release of melatonin in a teenager’s brain begins later at night, but it also continues for more time in the morning (Williams). This means that not only are teenagers having a harder time paying attention at school, but they are also at risk for drowsy driving, a…

The two different types There are two types of eyes in the world of today. There are what one calls compound eyes and there are vertebrate eyes. Compound eyes also known as Arthropod eyes, can be traced back to an arthropod called trilobite. These ancestors didn 't have complex lenses like those of today but instead, their eyes and lenses were made of the same rock that made their skin - calcite. Compound eyes today contain many ommatidia (singular: ommatidium) which consist of a corneal lens,…

Scoliosis is a spinal deformity which affects more than four million people in the United States alone. Scoliosis causes the spine to rotate and curve. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a type of scoliosis with no known cause found in people over the age of ten. When patients reach skeletal maturity, they have instead idiopathic scoliosis as they are no longer adolescent. As adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has no known cause, it is the most scientifically important type. Without knowing a cause…