AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Much like a thermostat regulates the temperature inside your home, the hypothalamus regulates your body temperature, responding to internal and external stimuli and making adjustments to keep the body within one or two degrees of 98.6 degrees.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hypothalamus functions as a type of thermostat for the body. It sets a desired body temperature, and stimulates either heat production and retention to raise the blood temperature to a higher setting or sweating and vasodilatation to cool the blood to a lower temperature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hypothalamus: a part of the brain that controls things like thirst, hunger, body temperature, and the release of many hormones.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a human, a tiny part of the brain called the hypothalamus, located behind the eyes, serves as the thermostat. It can warm the body by causing it to shiver and cool the body by causing it to perspire. The hypothalamus also regulates hunger, thirst, sex drive and other body activities.