A manufacturing company installs bright lights in a plant in which many employees work the 11 P.M.-7 A.M. shift. The lights simulate morning sun, helping the suprachiasmatic nucleus to reduce the ____ gland's production of the sleep-inducing hormone _____.

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The pineal gland produces melatonin, a hormone involved in the regulation of sleep. Bright lights stimulate the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which in turn signals the pineal gland to reduce melatonin production. Therefore, installing bright lights in the plant would reduce the pineal gland's production of melatonin.

A Manufacturing Company Installs Bright Lights in a Plant in Which