Centre for thermoregulation is located in?
Options
(a) anterior pituitary
(b) hypothalamas
(c) kidney
(d) heart
Correct Answer:
hypothalamas
Explanation:
Hypothalamus is the part of the vertebrate brain that is derived from the forebrain and located on the ventral surface below the thalamus and the cerebrum.The hypothalamus regulates a wide variety of physiological processes,including maintenance of body temperature,water balance,sleeping,and feeding,via both the autonomic nervous system(which it controls) and the neuroendocrine system.Its endocrine functions are largely mediated by the pitiitary gland.