MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The primary function of the brain is to ____ (select all that apply)
A
sense internal and external stimuli and changes
B
interpret incoming stimuli and initiate outgoing response signals
C
store incoming signals and link them with previous signals and experiences to initiate a quicker interpretation
D
maintain homeostasis of internal organs, glands, muscles, and tissues
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Substantial evidence indicates that the brain, particularly the hypothalamus, is primarily responsible for the regulation of energy homeostasis. The brain monitors changes in the body energy state by sensing alterations in the plasma levels of key metabolic hormones and nutrients.

Detailed explanation-2: -The portion of the brain that maintains the body’s internal balance (homeostasis). The hypothalamus is the link between the endocrine and nervous systems. The hypothalamus produces releasing and inhibiting hormones, which stop and start the production of other hormones throughout the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -The brain stem sits beneath your cerebrum in front of your cerebellum. It connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure.

Detailed explanation-4: -The brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body. Together, the brain and spinal cord that extends from it make up the central nervous system, or CNS.

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