The SCN takes the information on the lengths of the day and night from the retina, interprets it, and passes it on to the pineal gland, a tiny structure shaped like a pine cone and located on the epithalamus.

The epithalamus is a ( dorsal ) posterior segment of the diencephalon ( a segment in the middle of the brain also containing the hypothalamus and the thalamus ) which includes the habenula and their interconnecting fibers the habenular commissure, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.

Diencephalon elaborations include the subthalamus, hypothalamus, thalamus and epithalamus, and its cavity forms the third ventricle.

The thalamus is part of a nuclear complex structured of four parts, the hypothalamus, epithalamus, ventral thalamus, and dorsal thalamus.

Due to their different ontogenetic origins, the epithalamus and the perithalamus are formally distinguished from the thalamus proper.

It is part of the epithalamus.

It is made up of four distinct components: the thalamus, the subthalamus, the hypothalamus and the epithalamus.

A part of the Alexandrian compendium of Galen ’ s work, this 10th century manuscript comprises two parts that include details regarding various types of fevers ( Humyat ) and different inflammatory conditions of the body.

A profession has been further defined as: " a special type of occupation ...( possessing ) corporate solidarity ... prolonged specialized training in a body of abstract knowledge, and a collectivity or service orientation ... a vocational sub-culture which comprises implicit codes of behaviour, generates an esprit de corps among members of the same profession, and ensures them certain occupational advantages ...( also ) bureaucratic structures and monopolistic privileges to perform certain types of work ... professional literature, legislation, etc.

In an adult, the skeleton comprises around 14 % of the total body weight, and half of this weight is water.

It is established by the Convention as the supreme decision-making body, and it comprises all ratifying governments.

This can be less than earth's atmosphere, as there is usually no need for the spacesuit to carry nitrogen ( which comprises about 78 % of earth's atmosphere and is not used by the body ).

The system comprises a central ring, the hydrocele, and radial ambulacrals ( not to be confused with ambulacra ) stretching along the body or arms.

The nervous system comprises a nerve ring around the pharynx and a single ventral cord running the length of the body and including a number of ganglia.

The principal constituent is a mucilaginous body, made of the polysaccharide carrageenan which comprises about 55 % by wieght.

The student body of SAMS comprises mostly U. S. Army field grade officers from combat, combat support, and combat service support branches.

The cervical portion of the human spine comprises seven boney segments, typically referred to as C-1 to C-7, with cartilaginous discs between each vertebral body.

Its body comprises a long stalk topped by a capsule within which spore-producing cells undergo meiosis to form haploid spores.

The thalamus is manifoldly connected to the hippocampus via the mammillo-thalamic tract, this tract comprises the mammilary body and fornix.

The governing body is the Village Council which comprises the Village President and 6 trustees.

The JCR is run by an Executive of seven officers, headed by the President, which is ultimately responsible for the JCR, whilst the JCR Committee comprises thirty-four members and fulfils a wide range of duties, all aimed at the general improvement of the lives of and facilities available to the undergraduate body of the College.

The Board comprises 56 members, including the Vice-Chancellor, members of the Executive Team, Deans and Faculty Presiding Members, 24 members elected from the academic staff and four from the student body.

The diocese is the basic church body that comprises all the parishes of a determined geographical area.

Lipid-rich, collagen fiber-laced blubber comprises the hypodermis and covers the whole body, except for parts of the appendages, strongly attached to the musculature and skeleton by highly organized, fan-shaped networks of tendons and ligaments.

Even in modern times, the moat system of the Tokyo Imperial Palace comprises a very active body of water, hosting everything from rental boats and fishing ponds to restaurants.

The governing body of Brunel is the Council, which comprises University staff and students and independent members.

The sporophyte body comprises a long stalk, called a seta, and a capsule capped by a cap called the operculum.

Most upper body protectors also include a spine protector that comprises plastic or metal reinforced plastic plates, over foam padding, which are joined together so that they articulate and move with the back.

The National Council, the executive body of the Synod, is convened five times a year and comprises 15 members, of whom ten are lay members, four are clergy and one is the presiding bishop.

The student body comprises 1, 283 female undergraduate students and the graduate program comprises 464 graduate students ( 21. 3 % of them male ).

* The Consultative Committee ( CCM ), comprises all member governments and is the highest review and policy making body of the Colombo Plan.

Their posterior section comprises seven segments.

The posterior pituitary ( or neurohypophysis ) comprises the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland and is part of the endocrine system.

It comprises the rostral aspect of the midbrain, posterior to the periaqueductal gray and immediately superior to the inferior colliculus.

The comic indefinite comprises an extensive class of comedy.

About all that remains to be said is that the present selection, most of which appeared first in The New Yorker, comprises ( as usual ) a slightly unstrung necklace, held together by little more than a slender thread cunningly inserted in the spine of the book.

Not so well known is the growth of broadcasting operations aimed wholly or partly at Negro listeners -- an audience which, in the United States, comprises some 19,000,000 people with $20,000,000,000 to spend each year.

The order Anura ( from the Ancient Greek an -, without and oura, tail ) comprises the frogs and toads.

According to many scholars it only comprises a small number of monosyllabic lexical roots, including the personal pronouns and a few other deictic and auxiliary items.

As of 2010, the agricultural production comprises on average 25 percent of Armenia's GDP.

A series of " The Ashes " comprises five Test matches, two innings per match, under the regular rules for Test match cricket.

It comprises labdatriene carboxylic acids such as communic or ozic acids.

The genus comprises about 30 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the North Temperate Zone.

Its total length from its source to its junction with the Rhine comprises about 295 km ( 183 miles ), during which distance it descends, draining an area of, including the whole of central Switzerland.

The adrenal cortex comprises three zones, or layers.

The remains of Altdorfer's surviving work comprises 55 panels, 120 drawings, 125 woodcuts, 78 engravings, 36 etchings, 24 paintings on parchment, and fragments from a mural for the bathhouse of the Kaiserhof in Regensburg.

It comprises a small village school and a number of houses.

The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters, and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence.

It comprises fairy shrimp, clam shrimp, Cladocera, Notostraca and the Devonian Lepidocaris.

The order Notostraca comprises the single family Triopsidae, containing the tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp.

The Burgess Shale Formation comprises 10 members, the most famous being the Walcott Quarry Shale Member comprising the greater phyllopod bed.

The political and administrative organization of Brazil comprises the federal government, the states, the federal district and the municipalities.

The area totals 151 km² ( about 0. 9 times the size of Washington, DC ) and comprises 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands ; includes the islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke.

It comprises the five former ( 1 April 1970 until 2002 ) municipalities on the island ( Allinge-Gudhjem, Hasle, Nexø, Rønne and Aakirkeby ) and the former Bornholm County.

The term lipid comprises a diverse range of molecules and to some extent is a catchall for relatively water-insoluble or nonpolar compounds of biological origin, including waxes, fatty acids, fatty-acid derived phospholipids, sphingolipids, glycolipids, and terpenoids ( e. g., retinoids and steroids ).

This comprises two sets over nine ends, an end being the completion of both players delivering all their bowls.

She is credited with preserving much of the land that now comprises the Lake District National Park.

The sovereign state of Brunei, located on the north coast, comprises about 1 % of Borneo's land area.