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Smallest organ in the human body:

  1. The pineal gland is the smallest organ in the human body.
  2. The pineal gland is located near the center of the brain.
  3. The name pineal comes as pineal is a small pine-shaped gland.
  4. The pineal gland controls the body's internal clock since it regulates the daily rhythms of the body
  5. The primary function of the pineal gland is to receive information, whether it is dark or light, from the environment.
  6. This information helps to produce and secrete the hormone melatonin whose secretion controls the sleep cycle.

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