PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the primary role of the hypothalamus?
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to supply oxygen to the brain
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to connect the nervous system to the endocrine system
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to create and release growth hormone
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to coordinate muscle movements
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your hypothalamus receives chemical messages from nerve cells in your brain and from nerve cells in your body (your peripheral nervous system), which is also responding to signals outside your body. Your hypothalamus’s main function is to react to these messages to keep your body in a stable state or internal balance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Your pituitary gland is connected to your hypothalamus through a stalk of blood vessels and nerves (the pituitary stalk). Through that stalk, your hypothalamus communicates with the anterior pituitary lobe via hormones and the posterior lobe through nerve impulses.
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