The following questions refer to the scenario below. A-1 Stampings, Inc., produces 14 metal stampings for the automotive industry.
The epithalamus comprises the habenular trigone, the pineal gland, and the habenular commissure. It is wired with the limbic system and basal ganglia. Species that possess a photoreceptive parapineal organ show asymmetry in the epithalmus at the habenula, to the left (dorsal).he epithalamus includes the habenula and their interconnecting fibers the habenular commissure, the stria medullaris and the pineal gland.
The pineal gland or epiphysis synthesizes and secretes melatonin, a structurally simple hormone that communicates information about environmental lighting to various parts of the body. Ultimately, melatonin has the ability to entrain biological rhythms and has important effects on reproductive function of many animals. The light-transducing ability of the pineal gland has led some to call the pineal the third eye.