MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE ORGANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What gland controls body temperature and feelings of sleep and hunger?
A
Testies
B
Ovaries
C
Pituitary
D
Hypothalamus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The hypothalamus helps keep the body’s internal functions in balance. It helps regulate: Appetite and weight. Body temperature.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hypothalamus helps manage your body temperature, hunger and thirst, mood, sex drive, blood pressure and sleep.

Detailed explanation-3: -To maintain homeostasis, the hypothalamus works with the pituitary gland to control hormone production. This includes the thyroid and parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries (in females), and testis (in males).

Detailed explanation-4: -In homeotherms, temperature homeostasis is regulated primarily in the preoptic area (POA) of the hypothalamus.

Detailed explanation-5: -The hypothalamus maintains energy homeostasis by regulating homeostatic food intake. The specific hypothalamic neurons sense nutritional and hormonal signals from the blood. It has been reported that the hypothalamus increases appetite by sensing low glucose availability, and decreases it under glucose repletion.

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