HUMAN ANATOMY
AND PHYSIOLOGY
Period: 2
Sam Park, Anthony Hwang
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
The Endocrine System regulates and controls the physical and chemical
changes or processes within the body. Changes such as growth,
metabolism, digestion, etc.
PANCREAS AND PINEAL GLAND
FUNCTION
Pancreas:
Exocrine- digestive enzymes
Endocrine- pumps hormones into bloodstream, insulin, and glucagon
FUNCTION (CONT.)
Pineal:
Melatonin- wake-sleep cycle, sexual development
 Serotonin- helps to regulate “good mood” feelings
 Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)- dreaming ,and or “psychoactive” activities
DISEASES
 Pancreatis- Majority of the time caused by gallstones or
alcohol
 Symptoms- Upper abdominal pain, Nausea, progressive
vomiting whilst eating
DISEASES CONT.
Excess Melatonin- caused by excess production
through lack of light or excess melatonin intake
Symptoms, Daytime Drowsiness, fatigue , lack of
drive or depression
INTERESTING FACTS
The pineal gland is also known as the third eye
The “gateway to our real selves”
Pancreatic cancer is fatal, chances of surviving it are
low, the survival rate is 20% in the first year of
acquisition.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Innerbody.com. HOWTOMEDIA, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013.
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 Kemp, Stephen, and Melissa Conrad Stoppler, eds. Emedicinehealth.com.
WebMD, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.
<http://www.emedicinehealth.com/anatomy_of_the_endocrine_system/
article_em.htm>.
 Park, Roy Allen, ed. Biology.about.com. About.com, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.
<http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/pineal-gland.htm>.
 Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger,
1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/.
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 What are the functions of the pancreas and the pineal
gland?
 Pineal Gland-Melatonin- wake-sleep cycle, sexual development,Pancreas
Exocrine- digestive enzymes
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Endocrine- Pump hormones into bloodstream, Insulin, and glucagon.
Regulates glucose
 What hormones do both glands secrete?
 Glucagon,Insulin for pancreas and melatonin for pineal gland
 How fatal is pancreatic cancer?
 Very fatal with chances of survival very low
 How does one get excess melatonin?
 By taking melatonin pills or having their pineal gland produce excess
melatonin